Biblical place
Where was Abel-mizraim?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with near the mouth of the Jordan River.
First appears in Genesis 50:11 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Meadow of Egypt, or mourning of Egypt, a place “beyond,” i. e., on the west of Jordan, at the “threshing-floor of Atad. ” Here the Egyptians mourned seventy days for Jacob (Gen. 50:4-11). Its site is unknown. Modern identification: near the mouth of the Jordan River.
Abel-mizraim is represented in the local geography layer as near the mouth of the Jordan River. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 50:11 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Abel-mizraim today
Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.
Abel-mizraim names a waterway or shoreline rather than one stop, so the map point acts as a geographic center inside the wider corridor.
Abel-mizraim is mapped here as a representative point along the wider water corridor.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention