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10 They went to Goren Atad,[a] east of the Jordan River. There they had a long funeral service for Israel, which continued for seven days. 11 When the people who lived in Canaan saw the funeral service at Goren Atad, they said, “This is a time of great sorrow for those Egyptians.” So now that place across the Jordan River is named Abel Mizraim.[b]

12 So Jacob’s sons did what their father told them.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 50:10 Goren Atad Or “Atad’s threshing floor.”
  2. Genesis 50:11 Abel Mizraim This means “Egyptian time of sadness.”

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