Kebra Nagast

Concerning the Rods of Moses and Aaron 98. CONCERNING THE ROD OF MOSES AND THE ROD OF AARON And Moses spake these words unto them, and they brought a rod into each of the houses of their fathers which they had chosen for purity, and there were twelve And Moses wrote upon their rods the names of rods. on the rod of Aaron was written the their fathers name of Levi, and on the rod of Karmin was written the name of Judah, and on the rod of Adonyas was written the name of Reuben, and on the rod of every man of all the houses of Israel was written in like manner the name of his father. And God said unto Moses, " Carry [the rods] to Zion, to the Tent of Witness, and shut them up therein until the morning, and [then] take them out before the men and give unto each of them his rod, according to the houses of their fathers whose names are written on the rods, and the man on whose rod a mark shall be found is he whom I have chosen to be And Moses told the people these words, priest to Me." and they did according as God had commanded them. And then, when the morning had come, Moses took the rods, and a)l the elders of Israel and Aaron came. And Moses came before them, and he lifted up the rods and brought them before all the people, and the rod of Aaron was found with the fruit and flower of an almond which emitted a fragrant perfume. And Moses " Look said unto them, ye now. This is the rod which hath the Lord your God chosen, fear ye Him and wor" and all the people bowed down before ship Him God. Now this rod is Mary. And the rod which without water burst into bloom indicateth Mary, from w hom was born, without the seed of man, the Word of God. And that He saith " I have chosen, I will make manifest a miracle, and he shall be priest to Me," meaneth that : ; r God chose Mary out of all the congregation of Israel, .