THE DEATH OF JACOB

After Jacob had blessed each of his sons separately, he
addressed himself to all of them together, saying: "According
to my power did I bless you, but in future days a prophet
will arise, and this man Moses will bless you, too, and he
will continue my blessings where I left off." He added,
besides, that the blessing of each tribe should redound to the
good of all the other tribes: the tribe of Judah should have a
share in the fine wheat of the tribe of Benjamin, and Benjamin
should enjoy the goodly barley of Judah. The tribes
should be mutually helpful, one to another.[403]

Moreover, he charged them not to be guilty of idolatry in
any form or shape and not to let blasphemous speech pass