He was about 17 years old when his father, Jacob, sent him on an errand that took him dozens of miles (km) from home.
فهو كان ابن سبعة عشر ربيعا تقريبا حين ارسله ابوه يعقوب في مهمة ابعدته عن دياره مسافات كبيرة .‏