Genesis 50:10

“And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.”

"And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days." - Genesis 50:10
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What does Genesis 50:10 mean?

Genesis 50:10 (KJV): "And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days." This verse is part of the larger narrative of Joseph and his brothers in…

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The Threshingfloor of Atad: A Place of Mourning and Reflection

The story captured in Genesis 50:10 serves as a poignant reminder of the depth of human emotion and the sanctity of familial bonds. The scripture reads: "And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore…

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A Prayer of Mourning and Remembrance

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound statement made in Genesis 50:10, "And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father…

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Genesis 50:10 - "And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days."
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Genesis 50:12 - "And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:"
Genesis 50:19 - "And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?"
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Genesis 50:1 - "And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him."
Genesis 50:9 - "And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company."
Genesis 50:22 - "¶ And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years."
Mark 10:50 - "And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus."
Psalms 50:10 - "For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills."
Genesis 50:2 - "And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel."
Genesis 50:6 - "And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear."
Genesis 50:16 - "And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,"
Jeremiah 50:10 - "And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD."
Genesis 50:18 - "And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants."
Genesis 50:26 - "So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt."
Genesis 50:20 - "But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive."
Genesis 50:3 - "And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days."
Genesis 24:50 - "Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good."
Genesis 50:25 - "And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence."
Genesis 50:8 - "And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen."
Genesis 50:7 - "¶ And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,"