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Joseph’s household, his brothers, and his father’s household also went with him. (Only their children, their flocks, and their cattle were left in Goshen.) Chariots and horsemen went with him. It was a very large group.

10 When they came to the threshing floor [a] of Atad, which is on the east side of the Jordan River, they began a great and solemn ceremony to mourn Jacob’s death. Joseph took seven days to mourn his father’s death.

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  1. 50:10 A threshing floor is an outdoor area where grain is separated from its husks.

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