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Hoshea paid tribute to Assyria every year while King Tiglat lived. And when reports came to him that Michael of the B'nei Elohim, a seraph of God Most High, was walking abroad in Samaria, King Hoshea knew the recent kings of Samaria did not fare well after demanding audience with the B'nei Elohim so he did not demand Michael appear before his throne in the capital.

And Michael went to the lands of the tribe of Zebulin, and found among them five righteous men who had never worshiped the idols of the Edomites. And these men were Abdiel and Azaiah and Kabzeel and Imrah and Epher.

And Adbeel knew his wife and begat Mahali and Kittim and Gedaliah. And Azaiah knew his wife and begat Erran and Jeramee and Lehabim. And Kabzeel knew his wife and begat Letushim and Jonan and Rinnah. And Imrah knew his wife and begat Shiphi and Tabrimon and Eliab. And Epher knew his wife and begat Serug and Zehtam and Tiras.

The same tribe of Zebuluin settled Kemen far up the vale of the river Nanki on the road leading north from the Saiph League. There caravans transferred their goods to rafts fashioned from logs felled from the endless forests of pine blanketing the foothills of the Wall of God.

When King Tiglat died his son Shalmaneser attained to the throne. Then King Hoshea of Samaria sent ambassadors before the Pharoah in Egypt, and he ceased paying the yearly tribute.

But nothing came to fruition after King Hoshea's overtures to Egypt. Much chastened, the king offered to resume paying the tribute to the Assyrians, but Shalmaneser was indignant and refused, and gave battle, and he took Hoshea captive in war. Then Shalmaneser's armies laid seige to Samaria and took possession of the city after three years.

And the nephil Gabriel of the B'nei Elohim, a servant of God Most High, found five righteous men from among the tribe of Issachar who had never prostituted themselves before the idols of the Edomites. These men were Shaphat and Abishai and Jaazaniah and Habaziniah and Gemalli.

Shaphat knew his wife and begat Binnui and Salah and Heth, and he begat other sons and daughters besides. And Abishai knew his wife and begat Michri and Ezer and Gallim. And Jaazaniah knew his wife and begat Madai and Zabad and Ahasai. And Habaziniah knew his wife and begat Joed and Jaalam and Berachah. And Gemalli knew his wife and begat Zeror and Ahilud and Naarah.