Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Beyond
Bible References
Beyond
Genesis 50:11
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 Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.
Deuteronomy 1:1
These are the words which Moses spake unto all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.
Seven days
Genesis 50:4
And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favor in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
Numbers 19:11
He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days:
Deuteronomy 34:8
And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.
1 Samuel 31:13
And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
2 Samuel 1:17
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
Job 2:13
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Acts 8:2
And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.