'The soul going forth and dying,' as in Genesis 35:18, signifies the extreme of temptation, which is when the old self dies and the new one receives life.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 4590)

4590. 'And it happened as her soul was departing, when she was about to die' means a state of temptations. This is clear from the meaning of 'the soul departing, and dying' as the final phase of temptation, which is reached when the old man dies and the new receives life. This meaning is evident from what comes before this, where it is stated that 'she suffered severely in giving birth', meaning the temptation endured by interior truth, 4586, 4587, and from what follows at verse 19, stating that 'Rachel died'.