And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.
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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.
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.
- Abel-mizraim Place
- Meadow of Egypt, or mourning of Egypt, a place “beyond,” i. e., on the west of Jordan, at the “threshing-floor of Atad. ” Here the Egyptians mourned seventy days for Jacob ( Gen. 50:4-11 ). Its site is unknown. Modern identification: near the mouth of the Jordan River.