Editing Jacob (section)

==== Death ====
Afterward, Israel died and the family, including the Egyptians, mourned him 70 days. Israel was embalmed for 40 days and a great ceremonial journey to Canaan was prepared by Joseph. He led the servants of Pharaoh, and the elders of the houses Israel and Egypt beyond the [[Jordan River]] to [[Atad]] where they observed seven days of mourning. Their lamentation was so great that it caught the attention of surrounding Canaanites who remarked "This is a deep mourning of the Egyptians." This spot was then named [[Abel Mizraim]]. Then they buried him in the cave of [[Machpelah]], the property of Abraham when he bought it from the Hittite [[Ephron (biblical figure)|Ephron]].<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse||Genesis|49:33–50:14|HE}}</ref>