"There were two people who were in debt to a money-lender; one owed fifty pounds, and the other five.

"You are not fifty years old yet," the Jews exclaimed, "and have you seen Abraham?"

And you, the steward said to the next, 'how much do you owe?' 'Seventy quarters of wheat,' he replied. 'Here is your agreement,' the steward said; 'make it fifty-six.'

So Simon Peter got into the boat and hauled the net ashore full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and yet, although there were so many, the net had not been torn.

When the second came, he said 'Your ten pounds, Sir, have produced fifty.'

For about four hundred and fifty years. In later times he gave them Judges, of whom the Prophet Samuel was the last.