Abel-mizraim explained

Abel-mizraim (’Āḇêl-Mitsrayim,; the "meadow of Egypt", or "mourning of Egypt")^[1] is a place "beyond," or east, of the Jordan River, at the "threshing-floor of Atad(גֹּרֶן הָאָטָד)." Here Joseph and his 11 brothers (representing the future 12 tribes of Israel) and the Egyptians mourned seven days for Jacob (Genesis 2-nb Genesis). Its exact site is unknown.^[2]

The name Abel-mizraim is only mentioned once in the Hebrew Bible.^[3]

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Notes and References

1. Meadow of Egypt, would come from Abel (Meadow) and Mizraim (Egypt). "Mourning of Egypt" would come from Ebel (Mourning).
2. Book: Marc Zvi Brettler. Michael A. Fishbane. Aaron Demsky. "The Route of Jacob's Funeral Cortege and the Problem of 'Eber Hayyarden," Minhah Le-Nahum: Biblical and Other Studies Presented to Nahum M. Sarna in Honour of His 70th Birthday. 1993. A&C Black. 978-1-85075-419-0. 55–56.
3. Book: Marc Zvi Brettler. Michael A. Fishbane. Aaron Demsky. "The Route of Jacob's Funeral Cortege and the Problem of 'Eber Hayyarden," Minhah Le-Nahum: Biblical and Other Studies Presented to Nahum M. Sarna in Honour of His 70th Birthday. 1993. A&C Black. 978-1-85075-419-0. 55.