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We learn in a new Mishna:
When a man gives his land away on his death bed and he in fact survives, those gifts are only returned if he left no land for himself. In such a case, it is clear that his wishes were to be effected only if he were to die.
The Gemara takes issue with this - how might we assume a person’s intentions? Ever?
We explore deathbed scenes, typology and underlying messages in biblical and rabbinic type scenes.