Bible Dictionary
Abel-mizraim
Abel-mizraim was the name given to the threshing floor of Atad, east of the Jordan, where Joseph and the Egyptians mourned Jacob for seventy days. The name means “meadow of Egypt” and reflects the mourning held there by the Egyptian funeral party.
Biblical Usage
Abel-mizraim appears in the account of Jacob’s burial. The Canaanite inhabitants saw the mourning, or “Abel,” performed by the Egyptians and associated the place with Egypt.
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