Akiva came from a poor family He did not know how to read He did not know how to write His family could not afford to send him to school Instead Akiva worked hard to earn his living He became a shepherd taking care of a wealthy man’s sheep
The wealthy man had a daughter named Rachel She admired the gentle way Akiva tended her animals father's
She watched as Akiva visited the sick and shared whatever he had with others in need
Rachel loved Akiva She knew that a man with such goodness in his heart who understood so much about life must be smart even if he did not know how to read write or
