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On the third day men and women of the lost tribe of Ephraim arrived after paddling downriver from their homes in the settlement city of Hadam. Their boat carried much food, wine, and many small tools and diverse goods as gifts, that Lael's group might begin their colony in Haaretz.

On the morning of the fourth day Lael and his growing group of travelers went east until they reached the river Sabik and made camp. On the other bank Hadraniel, king of Hamar, arrived from the city of Menkant to speak with Lael and he was accompanied by not a few courtiers.

Then Lael's group carefully forded the perilous river Sabik to join Hadraniel. The king commanded his small flock of livestock slaughtered by Levites after making a burnt offering to the Lord. There was to be a feast as the Kemenly southern kingdom of Israelites joyfully welcomed the remnant of the southern tribes of earthly Israel.

In the morning King Hadraniel led the group overland and ever higher to a shoulder of Mount Menkant. Here they were met by Naphtalis out of the settlement of Wazol bearing precious stones for the women and girls traveling with Lael to wear and for the men to later trade for goods.

At dawn on the sixth day King Hadraniel and his entourage took their leave. Lael led his people further east until the Wall of God began to loom over them. They crossed the upper reaches of the river Arhena and entered the land of the tribe of Dan in the kingdom of Nath.

In Fatho the Danites made a gift of much silver and gold, and pack animals to carry them. With the giving of many thanks Lael turned northwest over the saddle between Mt. Fatho and the Wall of God. His folk were drenched in mist as they passed the famed Hundred Cataracts.

By the evening of the seventh day Lael's travelers reached the settlement of Kabark, home of the tribe of Gad. The townsfolk brought forth the bounty of the rich farms of their land which were watered by canals leading from man-made Lake Enkaa like the threads of a spider's web.

At noon on the next day day Lael and the colonists arrived at Enkaa Dam. A delegation of Israelites from the tribe of Reuben met them bearing baskets of delicious fresh fruit of a kind none of the travelers from Judah had ever tasted before, as they were native to Kemen.