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Abel-mizraim in the Bible.

Abel-mizraim is a town in the Bible, about 32 km (20 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Genesis 50:11.

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What happened at Abel-mizraim.

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 (Gen. 50:4-11). Its site is unknown.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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The verse that names Abel-mizraim.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 50:11And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

Questions about Abel-mizraim.

Where is Abel-mizraim in the Bible?

Abel-mizraim is a town about 32 km (20 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Abel-mizraim named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Abel-mizraim in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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