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Genesis 50:11 · KJV

"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."

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Passage Context

9And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.
10And 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.
11And 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.
12And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
13For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

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Reflection Questions

1

How do you express your grief in difficult times?

2

What does it mean for you to witness the mourning of others?

3

When have you seen a community come together in grief?

Life Application

community

Participate in communal mourning to support those who grieve.

relationships

Be present for others during their times of loss.

Places in This Verse

Abel-mizraim

A location beyond Jordan where Jacob was mourned, named for the Egyptians' grief.

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