Abel-mizraim
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Abel-mizraim (the "meadow of Egypt", or "mourning of Egypt")[1] is a place "beyond," or west, of the Jordan river, at the "threshing-floor of Atad." Here the Egyptians mourned seven days for Jacob (Genesis 50:4–11). Its site is unknown.
Notes
- ^ Meadow of Egypt, would come from Abel (Meadow) and Mizraim (Egypt). "Mourning of Egypt" would come from Ebel (Mourning).
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Abel-mizraim". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.