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Bereshit 41:54

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54 ותחלינה שבע שני הרעב לבוא כאשר אמר יוסף ויהי רעב בכל הארצות ובכל ארץ מצרים היה לחם׃

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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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