Genesis 50:11

Context
50:11 When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a very sad occasion¹ for the Egyptians.” That is why its name was called² Abel Mizraim,³ which is beyond the Jordan.

Deuteronomy 1:1

Context

The Covenant Setting

1:1 This is what⁴ Moses said to the assembly of Israel⁵ in the Transjordanian⁶ wastelands, the arid country opposite⁷ Suph,⁸ between⁹ Paran¹⁰ and Tophel,¹¹ Laban,¹² Hazeroth,¹³ and Di Zahab¹⁴

[50:11] ¹tn Heb “this is heavy mourning for Egypt.”

[50:11] ²tn The verb has no expressed subject and so it may be translated as passive.

[50:11] ³sn The name Abel Mizraim means “the mourning of Egypt.”

[1:1] ⁴tn Heb “These are the words.”

[1:1] ⁵tn Heb “to all Israel.”

[1:1] ⁶tn Heb “on the other side of the Jordan.” This would appear to favor authorship by someone living on the west side of the Jordan, that is, in Canaan, whereas the biblical tradition locates Moses on the east side (cf. v. 5). However the Hebrew phrase בְּעֵבֶר הַיּרְדֵּן (bÿ’ever hayyrÿden) is a frozen form meaning “Transjordan,” a name appropriate from any geographical vantage point. To this day, one standing east of the Jordan can describe himself as being in Transjordan.

[1:1] ⁷tn The Hebrew term מוֹל (mol) may also mean “in front of” or “near” (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT).

[1:1] ⁸sn This place is otherwise unattested and its location is unknown. Perhaps it is Khirbet Sufah, 4 mi (6 km) SSE of Madaba, Jordan.

[1:1] ⁹tn The Hebrew term בֵּין (ben) may suggest “in the area of.”

[1:1] ¹⁰sn Paran is the well-known desert area between Mount Sinai and Kadesh Barnea (cf. Num 10:12; 12:16).

[1:1] ¹¹sn Tophel refers possibly to et£-T£afîleh, 15 mi (25 km) SE of the Dead Sea, or to Da‚bîlu, another name for Paran. See H. Cazelles, “Tophel (Deut. 1:1),” VT 9 (1959): 412-15.

[1:1] ¹²sn Laban. Perhaps this refers to Libnah (Num 33:20).

[1:1] ¹³sn Hazeroth. This probably refers to àAin Khadra. See Y. Aharoni, The Land of the Bible, 199-200.

[1:1] ¹⁴sn Di Zahab. Perhaps this refers to Mina al-Dhahab on the eastern Sinai coast.