Lux Domini

Genesis  50:10

And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

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Interpretation

Jacob's body was attended, not only by his own family, but by the great men of Egypt. Now that they were better acquainted with the Hebrews, they began to respect them.

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This thought runs through Genesis 50:7-11.

Genesis 50:7 Genesis 50:8 Genesis 50:9 Genesis 50:10 Genesis 50:11

Glossary

Atad Place
Buckthorn, a place where Joseph and his brethren, when on their way from Egypt to Hebron with the remains of their father Jacob. Modern identification: near the mouth of the Jordan River.
Jordan Place
Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.