Of an active, inquiring mind, he had been an eager listener to the conversations that took place in his father's house as devout Hebrews daily assembled to recount the hopes and anticipations of their people, the glory of the coming Messiah, and the restoration of Israel.
Dotado de inteligencia viva y dada a la investigación, solía prestar profunda atención a las conversaciones que se oían en casa de su padre mientras que diariamente se reunían piadosos correligionarios para recordar las esperanzas de su pueblo, la gloria del Mesías venidero y la restauración de Israel.