Lectionary Calendar
Monday, August 25th, 2025
the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
video advertismenet
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
Bible Encyclopedias
Atad
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
A place on the eastern side of the Jordan where Jacob's funeral cortège stopped and mourned for him (Gen. 10, 11). Tradition (Gen. ib.) assigns to this circumstance the change in the name of the place to Abel Mizraim, "mourning of Egypt," though in reality the element "Abel" signifies "meadow."
J. Jr.
G. B. L.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Atad'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/atad.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Atad'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/atad.html. 1901.
