“Levi, have you heard the crazy stories about this new guy around town?” asked Jacob quizzically. “I saw this man, I think he was from Nazareth, sometime back when I was over there on a mount near Lake Galilee. There I was just taking a nap and minding my own business,” Jacob continued without waiting for a response from Levi, “and this dude just starts preaching about this and that, I don’t know exactly, it was some holier than thou stuff, a full on sermon,” Jacob continued, “there were thousands of people there, some say five thousand, I think it was more like twenty-five hundred,” he said defiantly. “Well this guy was a long-winded fellow and his story went on for about 3 days, I’m not exaggerating, 3 days this guy spoke,” Jacob said, his eyes widening. “The crowd grew by the hour and they were hanging on his every word but they weren’t expecting this guy to ramble on for 3 darn days! People were starting to grumble about being tired, thirsty and hungry. Next thing I know, this ‘prophet’ asks for some food donations he can have shared and distributed with the masses,” Jacob paused for a moment. “Next thing I saw blew my mind, Levi! Preacher man collected some food, they say it was something like 5 loaves of bread and a few small fishes, well, you know me, I’m not one to pass up a meal, but I’m thinking ‘some good that’s gonna do! I have thirteen brothers, this kinda spread wouldn’t make it through half of us!’” As Jacob continued he was still confounded about what happened next, “there I was, near the back of the crowd and the gal next to me is handing me a basket of food and asking me to pass it down. Not only did everybody eat, but there were plenty of leftovers!” Jacob exclaimed, “I know I’ve spun a few yarns in my day but I swear, I saw this with my own eyes!” Levi looked at Jacob in disbelief. “I know you don’t believe me Levi,” Jacob said, “but that’s not even the juiciest part of the story! Turns out preacher man has other magical powers. They say he’s been known to make wine from water, been seen walking on the open seas, and some have even claimed he’s raised the dead! Brought people back to life, Levi!” Jacob shook his head at the absurdity of his own words. “Anyways, Levi, you didn’t hear this from me, but some are even saying that this guy is the son of God. Apparently King Herod is looking for him, I think he’s called Jesus.”