“An Egyptian,” they said, “rescued us from a bunch of shepherds. Why, he even drew water for us and watered the sheep.”
When the Canaanites who lived in that area saw the grief being poured out at the Atad Threshing Floor, they said, “Look how deeply the Egyptians are mourning.” That is how the site at the Jordan got the name Abel Mizraim (Egyptian Lament).
When they got home to their father, Reuel, he said, “That didn’t take long. Why are you back so soon?”
He said, “So where is he? Why did you leave him behind? Invite him so he can have something to eat with us.”