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Genesis 50:11
English Standard Version
Genesis 50:11
English Standard Version
11 When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians.” Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim;[a] it is beyond the Jordan.
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- Genesis 50:11 Abel-mizraim means mourning (or meadow) of Egypt
Genesis 50:11
New International Version
Genesis 50:11
New International Version
11 When the Canaanites(A) who lived there saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “The Egyptians are holding a solemn ceremony of mourning.”(B) That is why that place near the Jordan is called Abel Mizraim.[a]
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- Genesis 50:11 Abel Mizraim means mourning of the Egyptians.
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