Abel-mizraim in the Bible
Meaning: the mourning of Egyptians
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When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn mourning on the part of the Egyptians.” Therefore the place is named Abel-mizraim.
Thematic Bible
Abel-mizraim » israelites » mourned for » jacob
The citizens of Canaan saw those people mourning at Atad. They said: What a solemn ceremony of mourning the Egyptians are holding! That is why the place was named Abel-mizraim.