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Then they renamed that place (which is near the Jordan) Abel-mizraim, for they said, “This is a place of deep mourning for these Egyptians.” <a href="/esv/genesis/50.htm">English Standard Version</a> When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians.” Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan. <a href="/bsb/genesis/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim. <a href="/kjv/genesis/50.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/50.htm">New King James Version</a> And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a deep mourning of the Egyptians.” Therefore its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning for the Egyptians.” Therefore it was named Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. <a href="/nasb/genesis/50.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, &#8220This is a grievous mourning for the Egyptians.&#8221 Therefore it was named Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning for the Egyptians.” Therefore it was named Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. <a href="/lsb/genesis/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, and they said, “This is an immense mourning for the Egyptians.” Therefore it was named Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. <a href="/amp/genesis/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning for the Egyptians.” Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim (mourning of Egypt); it is west of the Jordan. <a href="/csb/genesis/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, &#8220This is a solemn mourning on the part of the Egyptians.&#8221 Therefore the place is named Abel-mizraim. It is across the Jordan. <a href="/asv/genesis/50.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Canaanites saw this and said, "The Egyptians are in great sorrow." Then they named the place "Egypt in Sorrow." <a href="/erv/genesis/50.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 Jordan. <a href="/gwt/genesis/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When the Canaanites living there saw the funeral ceremonies at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "These funeral ceremonies are taken very seriously by the Egyptians." That's why that place on the east side of the Jordan was named Abel Mizraim [Egyptian Funeral Ceremonies]. <a href="/gnt/genesis/50.htm">Good News Translation</a> When 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. <a href="/isv/genesis/50.htm">International Standard Version</a> As soon as the Canaanites who lived in the land observed the mourning going on at Atad's threshing floor, they commented "This is a significant time of mourning for the Egyptians." That's why the place, which is located beyond the Jordan River, became known as Abel-mizraim. <a href="/msb/genesis/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim. <a href="/net/genesis/50.htm">NET Bible</a> When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians." That is why its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. <a href="/nheb/genesis/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a deep mourning by the Egyptians. "Therefore, its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is across the Jordan. <a href="/wbt/genesis/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 Jordan. <a href="/web/genesis/50.htm">World English Bible</a> When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians.” Therefore its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the inhabitant of the land, the Canaanite, sees the mourning in the threshing-floor of Atad and says, “A grievous mourning [is] this to the Egyptians”; therefore [one] has called its name “The mourning of the Egyptians,” which [is] beyond the Jordan. <a href="/ylt/genesis/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the inhabitant of the land, the Canaanite, see the mourning in the threshing-floor of Atad, and say, 'A grievous mourning is this to the Egyptians;' therefore hath one called its name 'The mourning of the Egyptians,' which is beyond the Jordan. <a href="/slt/genesis/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the Canaanites dwelling in the land will see the mourning in the threshing-floor of Atad, and they will say, A great mourning this to the Egyptians; for this its name was called, the Mourning of the Egyptians, which is beyond Jordan.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when the inhabitants of Chanaan saw this, they said: This is a great mourning to the Egyptians. And there- fore the name of that place was called, The mourning of Egypt. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when the inhabitants of the land of Canaan had seen this, they said, “This is a great Lamentation for the Egyptians.” And for this reason, the name of that place was called, “The Lamentation of Egypt.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/50.htm">New American Bible</a> When the Canaanites who inhabited the land saw the mourning at Goren-ha-atad, they said, “This is a solemn funeral on the part of the Egyptians!” That is why the place was named Abel-mizraim. It is beyond the Jordan. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning on the part of the Egyptians.” Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the threshing floor of Atar, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians; therefore the name of it was called Abel-mizrin, which is beyond Jordan. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the grieving at the threshing floor of Atar, and they said, “This grieving is great for the Egyptians;” because of this, they called its name Ebal Metsrein, which is at the crossing of Jordan.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/genesis/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the inhabitants of the land of Chanaan saw the mourning at the floor of Atad, and said, This is a great mourning to the Egyptians; therefore he called its name, The mourning of Egypt, which is beyond Jordan. <a href="/parallel/genesis/50-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=13158" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/50.htm">Mourning and Burial for Jacob</a> …10When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days. 11<a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">When the Canaanites</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/60.htm" title="60: hā·’ê·ḇel (Art:: N-ms) -- Mourning. From 'abal; lamentation.">the mourning</a> <a href="/hebrew/1637.htm" title="1637: bə·ḡō·ren (N-proper) -- Threshing floor. From an unused root meaning to smooth; a threshing- floor; by analogy, any open area."></a> <a href="/hebrew/329.htm" title="329: hā·’ā·ṭāḏ (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- A bramble, buckthorn, also a city in Canaan. From an unused root probably meaning to pierce or make fast; a thorn-tree.">at the threshing floor of Atad,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">they said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">“This</a> <a href="/hebrew/3515.htm" title="3515: kā·ḇêḏ (Adj-ms) -- Heavy. From kabad; heavy; figuratively in a good sense or in a bad sense.">is a solemn</a> <a href="/hebrew/60.htm" title="60: ’ê·ḇel- (N-ms) -- Mourning. From 'abal; lamentation.">ceremony of mourning</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: lə·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">by the Egyptians.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Thus</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">the place</a> <a href="/hebrew/5676.htm" title="5676: bə·‘ê·ḇer (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Region across or beyond, side. From abar; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially on the opposite side.">across</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qā·rā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">is called</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·māh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character."></a> <a href="/hebrew/67.htm" title="67: ’ā·ḇêlFrom 'abel and Mitsrayim; meadow of Egypt; Abel-Mitsrajim, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/67.htm" title="67: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- From 'abel and Mitsrayim; meadow of Egypt; Abel-Mitsrajim, a place in Palestine.">Abel-mizraim.</a> 12So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1-5</a> These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ... <a href="/numbers/20-29.htm">Numbers 20:29</a> When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days. <a href="/2_samuel/1-17.htm">2 Samuel 1:17-27</a> Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, / and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar: / “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen! ... <a href="/2_chronicles/35-24.htm">2 Chronicles 35:24-25</a> So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him. / Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments. <a href="/job/2-11.htm">Job 2:11-13</a> Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him. / When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head. / Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was. <a href="/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37-38</a> They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. / They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Isaiah 19:11-13</a> The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”? / Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt. / The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray. <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Jeremiah 9:17-20</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them. / Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water. / For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’” ... <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Lamentations 2:5</a> The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah. <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-18</a> “Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” / So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded. <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Matthew 2:18</a> “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” <a href="/matthew/9-23.htm">Matthew 9:23-24</a> When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd. / “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. <a href="/mark/5-38.htm">Mark 5:38-39</a> When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly. / He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.” <a href="/luke/7-12.htm">Luke 7:12-13</a> As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. / When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.” <a href="/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27-28</a> A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him. / But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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: why the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.the Canaanites.<a href="/genesis/10-15.htm">Genesis 10:15-19</a> And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, … <a href="/genesis/13-7.htm">Genesis 13:7</a> And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.<a href="/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6</a> And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.Abel-mizraim.<a href="/1_samuel/6-18.htm">1 Samuel 6:18</a> And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite.beyond Jordan.<a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Genesis 50:10</a> 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.<a href="/deuteronomy/3-25.htm">Deuteronomy 3:25,27</a> I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon… <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Deuteronomy 11:30</a> Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/4-25.htm">Abel</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Atad</a> <a href="/genesis/50-5.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/46-10.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/genesis/36-2.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Ceremony</a> <a href="/genesis/50-3.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Grain-Floor</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/44-13.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/genesis/25-26.htm">Holding</a> <a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/genesis/10-13.htm">Mizraim</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/acts/28-23.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Threshing-Floor</a> <a href="/genesis/47-22.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/33-49.htm">Abel</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Atad</a> <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/exodus/12-25.htm">Ceremony</a> <a href="/exodus/1-12.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/numbers/15-20.htm">Grain-Floor</a> <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Great</a> <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Holding</a> <a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/numbers/13-29.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-8.htm">Mizraim</a> <a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Threshing-Floor</a> <a href="/exodus/1-18.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 50</div>1. <a href="/genesis/50-1.htm">The mourning for Jacob.</a> 4. <a href="/genesis/50-4.htm">Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him.</a> 7. <a href="/genesis/50-7.htm">The funeral.</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Joseph comforts his brothers, who crave his pardon.</a> 22. <a href="/genesis/50-22.htm">His age.</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/50-23.htm">He sees the third generation of his sons.</a> 24. <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">He prophesies unto his brothers of their return.</a> 25. <a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">He takes an oath of them concerning his bones.</a> 26. <a href="/genesis/50-26.htm">He dies, and is put into a coffin.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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there The Canaanites were the original inhabitants of the land of Canaan, a region that encompasses modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan and Syria. The term "Canaanites" is often used in the Bible to describe the various tribes living in this region. Historically, the Canaanites were known for their polytheistic beliefs and practices, which often conflicted with the monotheistic faith of the Israelites. The presence of the Canaanites in this narrative highlights the cultural and religious diversity of the region during this period.saw the mourning Mourning in ancient times was a public and communal expression of grief, often involving specific rituals and customs. The act of mourning was not only a personal expression of loss but also a social event that could be observed by others. The Canaanites witnessing the mourning indicates the magnitude and public nature of the event. In the Hebrew context, mourning could include wearing sackcloth, sitting in ashes, and loud lamentations, signifying deep sorrow and respect for the deceased.at the threshing floor of Atad A threshing floor was a flat, open space where grain was separated from chaff, often located outside a village or town. The mention of the "threshing floor of Atad" suggests a specific, well-known location. Threshing floors were significant in biblical times, not only for their agricultural purpose but also as places where significant events occurred, such as the account of Ruth and Boaz. The name "Atad" means "thornbush" in Hebrew, which could symbolize a place of hardship or challenge, fitting for a place of mourning.they said, 'This is a solemn mourning on the part of the Egyptians.' The Egyptians were known for their elaborate burial customs and mourning practices, which were deeply rooted in their beliefs about the afterlife. The Canaanites' observation of the Egyptians' mourning underscores the cultural exchange and influence between neighboring peoples. The Egyptians' mourning was likely characterized by its grandeur and formality, reflecting their respect for Joseph, a high-ranking official in Egypt, and his father, Jacob.Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim The name "Abel-mizraim" translates to "Meadow of Egypt" or "Mourning of Egypt" in Hebrew. Naming places after significant events was a common practice in biblical times, serving as a lasting memorial of what occurred there. The naming of this place as "Abel-mizraim" signifies the impact of the event on both the Egyptians and the local inhabitants, marking it as a place of significant cross-cultural interaction and shared human experience.which is beyond the Jordan The phrase "beyond the Jordan" situates the event geographically, indicating that it took place on the eastern side of the Jordan River. This location is significant as it places the event outside the traditional boundaries of the Promised Land, in a region that was often a place of transition or passage for the Israelites. The mention of the Jordan River also evokes themes of crossing over, transformation, and the journey of faith, which are prevalent throughout the biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/50.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) Abel-mizraim.--There is here an example of that play upon words that is always dear to Orientals. The word for "mourning" is ebel, while abel means a meadow, and is often found prefixed to the names of towns. When the Versions were made no vowel points were as yet affixed to the Hebrew consonants, and they all read Ebel-mizraim, the mourning of Egypt. The Hebrew text alone, as at present pointed, has Abel-mizraim, the meadow of Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/50.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - And when (literally, and) the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they (literally, and they) said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, - i.e. the meadow (אָבֵל) of the Egyptians, with a play upon the word (אֵבֶל) mourning (Keil, Kurtz, Gerlach, Rosenmüller, etc.), if indeed the word has not been punctuated wrongly - אָבֵל instead of אֵבֶל (Kalisch), which latter reading appears to have been followed by the LXX. (πένθος Αἰγύπτου) and the Vulgate (planctus AEgypti) - which is beyond Jordan (vide supra). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/50-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When the Canaanites הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י (hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan of the land הָאָ֨רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land saw וַיַּ֡רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see the mourning הָאֵ֗בֶל (hā·’ê·ḇel) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_60.htm">Strong's 60: </a> Lamentation at the threshing floor of Atad, הָֽאָטָ֔ד (hā·’ā·ṭāḏ) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_329.htm">Strong's 329: </a> A bramble, buckthorn, also a city in Canaan they said, וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “This זֶ֖ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that is a solemn כָּבֵ֥ד (kā·ḇêḏ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3515.htm">Strong's 3515: </a> Heavy ceremony of mourning אֵֽבֶל־ (’ê·ḇel-) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_60.htm">Strong's 60: </a> Lamentation by the Egyptians.” לְמִצְרָ֑יִם (lə·miṣ·rā·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4713.htm">Strong's 4713: </a> Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt Thus עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the place אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that across בְּעֵ֥בֶר (bə·‘ê·ḇer) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5676.htm">Strong's 5676: </a> A region across, on the opposite side the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine is called קָרָ֤א (qā·rā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read Abel-mizraim. מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_67.htm">Strong's 67: </a> Abel-mizraim -- 'meadow of Egypt', a place East of the Jordan <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/50-11.htm">OT Law: Genesis 50:11 When the inhabitants of the land (Gen. 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