THE BLESSING OF THE TWELVE TRIBES

When Joseph and his two sons left Jacob, his brethren,
envious of the bountiful blessings bestowed upon the three,
said, "The whole world loveth a favorite of fortune, and
our father hath blessed Joseph thus because he is a ruler of
men." Then spoke Jacob: "They that seek the Lord shall
not want any good thing. I have blessings enough for
all."[381]

Jacob summoned his sons from the land of Egypt, and
bade them come to him at Raamses, first, however, commanding
them to make themselves clean, that the blessing he was
about to bestow might attach itself to them. Another one
of his commands was that they were to establish an Academy,