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11 And 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.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy) 1721
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Local tradition connected the name of Abel-mizraim,
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It is allowed to the tender Joseph, on coming to the threshing floor of Atad, the tomb of his father; it is allowed to pour out his heart in lamentations, to make Canaan resound with the cries of his grief, and to call the place Abel-mizraim, the mourning of the Egyptians.
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On this account the Canaanites called it "Abel-mizraim" (Gen. 50: 10,
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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