◄ Genesis 50:10 ►
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Good News Translation
When they came to the threshing place at Atad east of the Jordan, they mourned loudly for a long time, and Joseph performed mourning ceremonies for seven days.

New Revised Standard Version
When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they held there a very great and sorrowful lamentation; and he observed a time of mourning for his father seven days.

Contemporary English Version
After crossing the Jordan River, Joseph stopped at Atad's threshing place, where they all mourned and wept seven days for Jacob.

New American Bible
When they arrived at Goren-ha-atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they held there a very great and solemn memorial service; and Joseph observed seven days of mourning for his father.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan: where celebrating the exequies with a great and vehement lamentation, they spent full seven days.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan: where celebrating the exequies with a great and vehement lamentation, they spent full seven days.

the threshingfloor.

beyond.

Genesis 50:11 And when the inhabitants of Chanaan saw this, they said: This is a great mourning to the Egyptians. And therefore the name of that place was called, The mourning of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words, which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan, in the plain wilderness, over against the Red Sea, between Pharan and Thophel and Laban and Haseroth, where there is very much gold.

seven days.

Genesis 50:4 And the time of the mourning being expired, Joseph spoke to the family of Pharao: If I have found favour in your sight, speak in the ears of Pharao:

Numbers 19:11 He that toucheth the corpse of a man, and is therefore unclean seven days,

Deuteronomy 34:8 And the children of Israel mourned for him in the plains of Moab thirty days: and the days of their mourning in which they mourned Moses were ended.

1 Samuel 31:13 And they took their bones, and buried them in the wood of Jabes: and fasted seven days.

2 Samuel 1:17 And David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son.

Job 2:13 And they sat with him on the ground seven day and seven nights and no man spoke to him a word: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Acts 8:2 And devout men took order for Stephen's funeral and made great mourning over him.

Context
Mourning and Burial for Jacob
…9He had also in his train chariots and horsemen: and it was a great company. 10And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan: where celebrating the exequies with a great and vehement lamentation, they spent full seven days.11And when the inhabitants of Chanaan saw this, they said: This is a great mourning to the Egyptians. And therefore the name of that place was called, The mourning of Egypt.…
Cross References
Acts 8:2
And devout men took order for Stephen's funeral and made great mourning over him.

Genesis 27:41
Esau therefore always hated Jacob, for the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him; and he said in his heart: The days will come of the mourning for my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.

Genesis 50:3
And while they were fulfilling his commands, there passed forty days: for this was the manner with bodies that were embalmed, and Egypt mourned for him seventy days.

Genesis 50:9
He had also in his train chariots and horsemen: and it was a great company.

Genesis 50:11
And when the inhabitants of Chanaan saw this, they said: This is a great mourning to the Egyptians. And therefore the name of that place was called, The mourning of Egypt.

Numbers 20:29
And Aaron being dead in the top of the mountain, he came down with Eleazar. And all the multitude seeing that Aaron was dead, mourned for him thirty days throughout all their families.

2 Samuel 11:26
And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead, and she mourned for him.

Job 2:13
And they sat with him on the ground seven day and seven nights and no man spoke to him a word: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Ecclesiastes 12:5
And they shall fear high things, and they shall be afraid in the way, the almond tree shall flourish, the locust shall be made fat, and the caper tree shall be destroyed: because man shall go into the house of his eternity, and the mourners shall go round about in the street.

Genesis 50:9
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