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Genesis 27:21

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21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be really my son Esau or not.

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Arcana Coelestia #3515

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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.

  
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