מדרש אויף בראשית 27:7

Abraham also pleaded for death with his own lips, as it is said: What wilt thou give me, seeing I go hence childless (Gen. 15:2). Thereupon the Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: Thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace (ibid., v. 15). Isaac likewise sought death, as is said: That I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death (ibid. 35:29). Similarly, Jacob asked for death, as is said: Now let me die (ibid. 46:30). The Holy One, blessed be He, told him: You have said: Now let me die, but you will live seventeen additional years. After that time had passed he became ill and died.

And it came to pass after these things (Gen. 48:1). Scripture states in response to this verse: For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off (Ps. 37:22). R. Meir said: Every one who blesses Israel is considered to have blessed the Holy Spirit, since it is said: For such as blessed Him. The verse is not written “blessed them” but rather blessed Him. R. Simeon the son of Yohai declared: Every one who assists Israel is considered to be assisting the Holy Spirit, as is said: Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof, because they came not to help of the Lord (Judg. 5:23). Does the Holy One, blessed be He, actually require assistance? This verse teaches us that one who aids Israel is considered to be aiding the Holy Spirit. R. Ishmael said: You find that righteous men bless their children when they are about to leave this life. That is why Isaac said to Esau: And bless thee before the Lord before my death (Gen. 27:7). Therefore, when Jacob became ill, Joseph took his two sons unto his father so that he might bless them.

“Rebecca said to Jacob her son, saying: Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying” (Genesis 27:6).
“Bring me game, and prepare me tasty food and I will eat, and I will bless you before the Lord before my death” (Genesis 27:7).
“Now, my son, heed my voice to what I am commanding you” (Genesis 27:8).
“Go now to the flock, and take for me from there two fine goat kids, and I will make of them tasty food for your father, like that he likes” (Genesis 27:9).
“Rebecca said to Jacob…. Bring me game…. Now, my son, heed my voice…. Go now to the flock” – Rabbi Levi said: Go and see to the advancement of the nation that is likened to a flock, just as it says: “You are My flock, flock of My pasture” (Ezekiel 34:31).
“Take for me from there two fine goat kids” – Rabbi Levi said: [Rebecca said:] ‘If you find, excellent, but if not, go and bring me from my dowry,’ as, so he [Isaac] wrote to her, that he would provide her with two goat kids each day.
“Fine [tovim]” – Rabbi Ḥelbo said: Good [tovim] for you, as through them, you will take the blessings, and good for your descendants, as through them they will gain atonement on Yom Kippur, as it is written: “For on this day he shall atone…” (Leviticus 16:30).¹⁸Atonement was achieved through the offering of two goats on Yom Kippur.