Atad

From Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)

Atad:

A place on the eastern side of the Jordan where Jacob's funeral cortège stopped and mourned for him (Gen. l. 10, 11). Tradition (Gen. ib. ) assigns to this circumstance the change in the name of the place to Abel Mizraim , "mourning of Egypt," though in reality the element "Abel" signifies "meadow."

J. Jr. G. B. L.

Categories: [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]


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