And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they wailed with a very great and sore wailing; and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
English: Rav Chisda said: A person’s soul mourns for him all seven days, as it is said “and his soul mourneth for him,” and it is written “and he made a mourning for his father seven days.”
On the daf / in context: The seven-day period of mourning is linked both to the verse in Iyov and to the explicit seven days observed for Yaakov.
Type of Learning
Halachic derivation of the length of mourning.
What Is Learned
The soul continues to mourn for the deceased throughout the seven days; the practice of seven days of mourning is grounded in the verse concerning Yaakov.