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και εκλιπων απεθανεν και προσετεθη προς το γενος αυτου πρεσβυτερος και πληρης ημερων και εθαψαν αυτον ησαυ και ιακωβ οι υιοι αυτου
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και εκλιπων απεθανεν και προσετεθη προς το γενος αυτου πρεσβυτερος και πληρης ημερων και εθαψαν αυτον ησαυ και ιακωβ οι υιοι αυτου
4596. 'This is the pillar of Rachel's grave even to this day' means the state of holiness lasting perpetually. This is clear from the meaning of 'a pillar' as the holiness of truth, and from the meaning of 'a grave' as resurrection, dealt with immediately above, and from the meaning of 'even to this day' as that which is perpetual, dealt with in 2838, 3998.