Genesis 50:11 — The local residents, the Canaanites, watched them mourning at the threshing flo… — NLT | maBible

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11 The local residents, the Canaanites, watched them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad. 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.”

Passage themes

The people of Canaan — the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites
Mourning the dead — saw the mourning in the floor of Atad
Beyond the river — which is beyond Jordan
A place renamed — the name of it was called Abel-mizraim

Notes and references

Abel-mizraim means “mourning of the Egyptians.”

Did you know?

Un nom né d'un combat Le nom « Israël » naît dans la Genèse. Après avoir lutté avec Dieu toute une nuit, Jacob reçoit ce nouveau nom qui signifie « il a lutté avec Dieu » (Genèse 32:28). Un peuple entier portera le nom de cet homme transformé.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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