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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.'
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.