Rivers & Seas
Jordan
The Jordan is the river Jacob recalls crossing with only his staff; in Genesis 50 the mourning for Jacob at Goren-ha-Atad and Abel-Mizraim is across the Jordan.
Category
Rivers & Seas
First mention
Genesis 32:11
Tags
2
Genesis 32, 50River
Scripture references
- Genesis 32:11
I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, and now I have grown into two camps.
- Genesis 50:10
On arriving at Goren-ha-Atad, which is across the Jordan, they there held a long and solemn lamentation, and Joseph observed seven days' mourning for his father.
- Genesis 50:11
When the Canaanites, the local inhabitants, witnessed the mourning at Goren-ha-Atad, they said, 'This is a solemn act of mourning by the Egyptians,' which is why the place was given the name Abel-Mizraim-it is across the Jordan.