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Reference: Abel-mizraim
Hastings
The scene of the mourning for Jacob (Ge 50:11). The only clue to its situation is its being 'beyond Jordan.'
The scene of the mourning for Jacob (Ge 50:11). The only clue to its situation is its being 'beyond Jordan.'
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. It is across the Jordan.
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