1 And there was a council of the priests, saying, “Let’s make a veil for the Temple of the Lord.” And the priest said, “Call the pure virgins from the tribe of David to me.” And the officers went out and searched and found seven. And the priest remembered that the child Mary was from the tribe of David and pure before God. And the officers went out and brought her. (PJA) 2 And they brought them into the Temple of the Lord, and the priest said, “Cast lots for me to see who will spin the gold and the white and the linen and the silk and the violet and the scarlet and the true purple.” And the lot for the true purple and scarlet fell to Mary. And she took them into her house. This was the time that Zechariah fell silent, and Samuel took his place until Zechariah could speak. And Mary took the scarlet and was spinning it. (PJA)
Protoevangelium of James 10
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