In the village of Ay in the Karak mountains, the mourning for Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh drew hundreds of people, from dawn until nightfall.
In a large tent erected on the hillside they queued to embrace the family, whispering words of support in their ears.
We have spoken to Jawad Al Kassasbeh, the pilot's brother, on numerous occasions in recent days.
The engineer, who speaks good English, has always delivered a message of optimism and hope.
Today he could not utter a word.
Surrounded by those closest to him, and with the local tribes at his side, he simply gazed at the floor, apparently lost in himself.
Jawad's father and the leader of the family, Safi, did the talking - delivering his message with a poise that surpassed his grief.
"What they did was more than criminal... animals could not do this, they are wild beasts, they have nothing to do with Islam," he told us, before predicting Jordan would deliver "a strong response".
It was a sentiment widely held.
Last week it was Safi Al Kassasbeh who led angry protests outside the royal palace in the capital Amman - calling for Jordan's leaders to do more to save his son, and questioning the wisdom of the country's involvement in the US-led coalition against IS.
But, for now at least, the sheer barbarity of his son's death appears to have altered his stance.
For Jordan's king, this will be very welcome.
King Abdullah II is known to hold the belief that Arab states should take a stronger lead in the coalition against IS.
If the tribes, of which the Kassasbeh family are an important part, back him in stepping up Jordan's involvement, he has more room to manoeuvre without fearing a domestic backlash.
But the backlash could still come.
On a day of national shock and mourning, it is perhaps understandable that voices of dissent against Jordan's leadership were hard to find.
The question is whether the vocal support will hold or dissipate. The answer may well depend on what IS does next.
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