Bible Dictionary
Abelmizraim
Abel-mizraim means “meadow of Egypt.” It was the name given by the Canaanites to the threshing floor of Atad, where Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians mourned for Jacob.
Definition
Abel-mizraim means “meadow of Egypt.” It was the name given by the Canaanites to the threshing floor of Atad, where Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians mourned for Jacob. The place lay beyond, or east of, the Jordan.
Biblical Usage
Abel-mizraim was the place where Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians mourned for Jacob. The Canaanites gave the threshing floor of Atad this name in connection with that mourning.
Historical Background
The threshing floor of Atad was beyond the Jordan, understood as east of the river. Its precise location is discussed as near Jericho or perhaps Hebron, with some placing it on the west bank.
Scripture References
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
(meadow of Egypt), the name given by the Canaanites to the floor of Atad, at which Joseph, his brothers and the Egyptians made their mourning for Jacob. (Genesis 50:11) It was beyond (on the east of) Jordan. See Atad. (Schaff and others say it was on the west bank, for the writer was on the east of Jordan. It was near Jericho, or perhaps Hebron.)