The local residents, the Canaanites, watched them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad. Then they renamed that place (which is near the Jordan) Abel-mizraim, for they said, “This is a place of deep mourning for these Egyptians.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.”
  2. מצרים אבל 'ābêl - mı̂tsrayı̂m, Ab…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Abel-mizraim. —Here is an example of that play on words that is always dear to Eastern peoples. The word for “mourning” is êbe…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites
Who were at this time in the possession of the country where th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jacob's body was attended, not only by his own family, but by the great men of Egypt. Now that they were better acquainted with the Hebrews, they b…