▁more ▁while ▁living ▁alone ▁in ▁a ▁cave ▁than ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁living ▁with ▁sch ol ars . ▁What ▁I ▁wrote ▁in ▁this ▁book ▁is ▁very ▁little ; ▁but ▁in ▁my ▁cave ▁I ▁have ▁med itated ▁on ▁many ▁other ▁such ▁things ." ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor , ▁Sus eny os ' s ▁son ▁F as iled es ▁( r . ▁ 1 6 3 2 - 1 6 6 7 ), ▁a ▁firm ▁ad her ent ▁of ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁Orth odox ▁church , ▁took ▁power , ▁exp elling ▁the ▁Jes uits , ▁and ▁ext ir p ated ▁the ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁in ▁his ▁kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 3 . ▁Y ac ob ▁left ▁his ▁cave ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Em f raz . ▁He ▁found ▁a ▁patron , ▁a ▁rich ▁merchant ▁named ▁Hab ta ▁Eg zi ab her ▁( known ▁as ▁Hab tu ), ▁and ▁married ▁a ▁ma id ▁of ▁the ▁family . ▁He ▁refused ▁to ▁live ▁as ▁a ▁mon k ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁" the ▁law ▁of ▁Christians ▁which ▁prop ounds ▁the ▁superior ity ▁of ▁mon astic ▁life ▁over ▁marriage ▁is ▁false ▁and ▁can ’ t ▁come ▁from ▁God ." ▁However , ▁he ▁also ▁rejected ▁pol yg amy ▁because ▁" the ▁law ▁of ▁creation ▁orders ▁one ▁man ▁to ▁marry ▁one ▁woman ." ▁ ▁Y ac ob ▁became ▁the ▁teacher ▁of ▁Hab tu ' s ▁two ▁sons , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁his ▁patron ' s ▁son ▁Wal da ▁He yw at , ▁Y ac ob ▁wrote ▁his