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Numbers 6:24-26

A Rabbi once told a story about two brothers. One brother was married and had three children, whilst the other was a bachelor. They both worked the land their father had left them, and at harvest time started cutting the wheat and placing it in bundles. During the first night of harvest the bachelor awoke and thought of all the mouths his brother had to feed. He got up and cut a few extra sheaves, then placing them in his brother’s pile. Later the same night his brother awoke and thought about how his brother would find difficulty in old age with no children to support him. He then got out of bed and cut a few extra sheaves, placing them in his brother’s pile so he’d have extra finance to prepare for future years. Over the next few nights both men repeated their actions, unbeknown to each other. At the end of the harvest they counted their sheaves and were surprised to see they both had the same number. After talking and realising how this had come about they looked at one another and embraced, recognising how much they were loved.