Smith's Bible Dictionary Abelmizraim(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.) ATS Bible Dictionary AbelmizraimMeadow of the Egyptians; so called from the seven days' lamentation of Joseph and his company, on bringing up the body of Jacob from Egypt for burial, Genesis 50:10,11. It lay in the plain of Jericho, between that city and the Jordan. Easton's Bible Dictionary Meadow of Egypt, or mourning of Egypt, a place "beyond," i.e., on the west of Jordan, at the "threshing-floor of Atad." Here the Egyptians mourned seventy days for Jacob (Genesis 50:4-11). Its site is unknown. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ABEL-MIZRAIMa'-bel-miz'-ra-im ('abhel mitsrayim, "meadow of Egypt"): A name given to "the threshing floor of Atad," East of the Jordan and North of the Dead Sea, because Joseph and his funeral party from Egypt there held their mourning over Jacob (Genesis 50:11). The name is a pun. The Canaanite residents saw the 'ebhel, "the mourning," and therefore that place was called 'abhel mitsrayim. Thesaurus Abelmizraim (1 Occurrence)... are unsatisfactory. Willis J. Beecher. Multi-Version Concordance Abelmizraim (1 Occurrence). Genesis 50:11 And when the inhabitants ... /a/abelmizraim.htm - 8k Abel-mizraim (1 Occurrence) A'bel-Meho'lah (3 Occurrences) Resources Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible ThesuarusConcordance Abelmizraim (1 Occurrence)Genesis 50:11 Subtopics Related Terms |