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And leaning his head on the basket of figs, he fell asleep and slept for 66 years; and he was not awakened from his slumber. ~5.3 And afterward, when he awoke from his sleep, he said: I slept sweetly for a little while, but my head is heavy because I did not get enough sleep. ~5.4 Then he uncovered the basket of figs and found them dripping milk. ~5.28 And when the old man saw them, he said: O my son, you are a righteous man, and God did not want you to see the desolation of the city, so he brought this trance upon you. ~5.29 For behold it is 66 years today since the people were taken captive into Babylon. ~5.30 But that you might learn, my son, that what I tell you is true -- look into the field and see that the ripening of the crops has not appeared. ~5.31 And notice that the figs are not in season, and be enlightened. ~5.32 Then Abimelech cried out in a loud voice, saying: I bless you, God of heaven and earth, the Rest of the souls of the righteous in every place! ~5.33 Then he said to the old man: What month is this? ~5.34 And he said: Nisan (which is Abib). ~5.35 And taking some of figs, he gave them to the old man and said to him: May God illumine your way to the city above, Jerusalem. 6 ~6.1 After this, Abimelech went out of the city and prayed to the Lord. ~6.2 And behold, an angel of the Lord came and took him by the right hand and brought him back to where Baruch was sitting, and he found him in a tomb.