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And he said, Is it not therefore he was named Jacob, for he has supplanted me now twice? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
3515. 'Before my death' means life thus within the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'death' as awakening into life, dealt with above in 3498, 3505.
Studere hoc loco
Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.
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