4 and those who have passed away, so I remember those who are appointed to come. Because when Adam sinned and death was decreed against those who should be born, then the multitude of those who should be born was numbered, and for that number a place was prepared where the living might (2BA)
2 Baruch 23:4
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2 Baruch 48:46–47
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2 Baruch 21:10–12
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2 Baruch 54:14–16
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