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Bereshit 41:48

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48 ויקבץ את כל אכל שבע שנים אשר היו בארץ מצרים ויתן אכל בערים אכל שדה העיר אשר סביבתיה נתן בתוכה׃

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Arcana Coelestia #2644

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2644. 'For I have borne [him] a son in his old age' means that this was accomplished when the days had been completed. This is clear from the explanation of almost the same words in verse 2, dealt with in 2621-2624.

  
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