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Atad in the Bible.

Atad is a town in the Bible, about 32 km (20 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Genesis 50:10 to Genesis 50:11.

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What happened at Atad.

Buckthorn, a place where Joseph and his brethren, when on their way from Egypt to Hebron with the remains of their father Jacob, made for seven days a “great and very sore lamentation.” On this account the Canaanites called it “Abel-mizraim” (Gen. 50:10, 11). It was probably near Hebron. The word is rendered “bramble” in Judg. 9:14, 15, and “thorns” in Ps. 58:9.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 2 verses that name Atad.

Genesis 2

  • Genesis 50:10And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
  • 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 Atad.

Where is Atad in the Bible?

Atad 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 Atad named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Atad in 2 verses, in 1 book, from Genesis 50:10 to Genesis 50:11.

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