Jesus spent an interesting year at school, being excused one week out of each month to visit his fisherman uncle near Magdala. [1]
Joseph father of Jesus worked at Magdala, among other towns and villages, while James helped care for the family and Jesus gained practical knowledge from their trips away from home. [2] Jesus placed Jude with a relative in Magdala, where he worked as a fisherman until his marriage. [3]
See also: UB 129:1.2; UB 134:7.5; UB 138:9.3; UB 150:2; UB 155:4.1.