Abelmizraim in the Bible
At a glance
- Name: Abelmizraim
- Classification: Place
- Testament: Old Testament
- Verse mentions: 1
- Books: 1
- Chapters: 1
Description
Abelmizraim, meaning 'meadow of Egypt,' is the place where Joseph and his brothers mourned for their father Jacob, located beyond the Jordan River.
KJV Bible references
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.
