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Genesis 30:1

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1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

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Arcana Coelestia #3948

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3948. 'And Rachel said, Therefore he will lie with you this night [in return] for your son's dudaim' means consent that external truth should be joined to natural good. This becomes clear without explanation.

  
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