Parsha Panorama - Vayechi: Unfinished Business - Why 3 Meetings?

A panoramic view of Parshas Vayechi with a focus on the following question: Vayechi revolves around the final meetings between Yaakov and his sons. That's *3 meetings* to be exact. Besides for meeting with the whole family, he had 2 private meetings with Yosef first. Did you ever notice that? Believe it or not, the Torah presents *2 separate* meetings that Yaakov had with Yosef. Why 2? The first takes place when Yaakov's "death was nearing" (47:29) while the second one takes when Yaakov gets "sick" (48:1), but what is the difference between these two "phases"? Why did it take two sessions for Yaakov speak about his burial and to bless his children? Why did Yaakov mention Rochel's burial in the 2nd meeting about Efrayim and Menasheh?