And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Last. Hebrew, "future days. "It was an ancient and commendable custom, for parents to assemble their children in their last moments, to give them salutary instructions. They often also foretold to them what should happen. See Deuteronomy xxxi; Josue xxiv; 1 Kings xii; Tobias iv. 3; 1 Machabees ii. Cyrus and Socrates both believed that they had then an insight into futurity. (Calmet)