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Genesis 50:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 50:11

Verse 11 of 26

Scripture focus

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.

Genesis 50:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 50:11

Theological / Devotional

The name of it. When the procession made a halt of seven days at the threshing floor of Atad (v. 10), for a special mourning, the inhabitants of the surrounding countryside were much impressed by the way the Egyptians mourned the father of one of their dignitaries. This unusual event was the reason the Canaanites of that region called the place Abel-mizraim, the “meadow of Egypt.” This name represents a play on the words “mourning,” ’ebel, and “meadow,” ’abel, both having the same consonants.

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