Genesis 50:11
"They came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and severe lamentation. He mourned for his father seven days."
Key Reflection
The people of Canaan observed the intense mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, which was located across the Jordan River, and were deeply moved by its severity. This practice of extended mourning for seven days would have been familiar to the original audience as a traditional custom in ancient Near Eastern cultures, emphasizing Joseph's deep respect and honor for his father Jacob.
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