Genesis 50:10

God's Word

When they came to the threshing floor  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.

Cross References

Genesis 27:41

So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing that his father had given him. Esau said to himself, “The time to mourn for my father is near. Then I’ll kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 50:11

When the Canaanites living there saw the funeral ceremonies at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “These funeral ceremonies are taken very seriously by the Egyptians.” That’s why that place on the east side of the Jordan was named Abel Mizraim [Egyptian Funeral Ceremonies].

Genesis 50:3

The embalming was completed in the usual time—40 days. The Egyptians mourned for him 70 days.

Genesis 50:4

When the time of mourning for Jacob was over, Joseph spoke to the Pharaoh’s palace staff. He said, “Please speak directly to Pharaoh. Tell him,

Genesis 50:9

Chariots and horsemen went with him. It was a very large group.

2 Samuel 1:17

David wrote this song of mourning for Saul and his son Jonathan.

2 Samuel 11:26

When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for him.

1 Chronicles 10:12

all the fighting men came and took away the dead bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried the bones under the oak tree in Jabesh. Then they fasted seven days.

Job 2:13

Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him because they saw that he was in such great pain.

Ecclesiastes 12:5

Remember your Creator when someone is afraid of heights and of dangers along the road, the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, ⌞and⌟ the caper bush has ⌞no⌟ fruit. Mortals go to their eternal rest, and mourners go out in the streets.

Numbers 19:11

“Whoever touches the dead body of any human being will be unclean for seven days.

Numbers 20:29

The whole community saw that Aaron had died, and all the Israelites mourned for Aaron 30 days.

Acts 8:2

Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him.

Deuteronomy 1:1

This is the speech Moses gave in the desert east of the Jordan River, on the plains, near Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and near Laban, Hazeroth, and Di Zahab. He spoke to all the Israelites.

Deuteronomy 34:8

The Israelites mourned for Moses in the plains of Moab for 30 days. Then the time of mourning for him was over.

1 Samuel 31:13

They took the bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh. Then they fasted seven days.