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Abel-mizraim

Ancient site; 4 competing modern identifications, best supported being near the mouth of the Jordan River.

Placesettlement1 verselocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: near the mouth of the Jordan River · distanceOpen in OpenStreetMap

near the mouth of the Jordan River660
31.9149, 35.5304distance
Deir Hajla82
31.8204, 35.5012settlement
Tall al Ajjul35
31.4670, 34.4041tel
Ain Hajlah15
31.8281, 35.5122distance

Name variants

Abel-mizraim (6)
Abel Mizraim (3)
Abel-Mizraim (1)

References

Genesis 50:11

Topical references

Place where the Israelites mourned for Jacob — Genesis 50:11

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.