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Genesis 50:10
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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.
About Genesis 50:10
Genesis 50:10 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Prolonged Mourning in the Bible. Found in the law of Genesis, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Genesis 37:34
“And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.”
- 2 Samuel 18:33
“And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! ”
- Psalms 30:5
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
- Psalms 42:3
“My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?”
- Ecclesiastes 7:2
“It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.”
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How to Apply Genesis 50:10
Meditate on Genesis 50:10 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Prolonged Mourning in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.