He would add them to his list of private prayers but would not interfere in their domestic affairs. Samson had convinced him of the rule long ago. “The marriage is sacred,” he had said. “We’ve no business in the mix. We’re celibate for a reason.” Jacob’s celibacy had come easy to him. He had never wanted a wife, or a woman in any capacity. He was a virile and straight man but his religious rigor bordered on fanatical and he considered his marriage to Christ his only one.
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