Shittim

/ (ˈʃɪtɪm) /

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noun

Old Testament the site to the east of the Jordan and northeast of the Dead Sea where the Israelites encamped before crossing the Jordan (Numbers 25:1–9)

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Words nearby Shittim

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How to use Shittim in a sentence

The appointed day for leaving Shittim has come, and Joshua, determined to lose no time, rises "early in the morning."
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua|William Garden Blaikie
The host of Israel had been encamped for some time at Shittim on the east side of the river Jordan.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua|William Garden Blaikie
And here we had broad-water patches, in and out, inlaid on land, like mother-of-pearl in brown Shittim wood.
Lorna Doone|R. D. Blackmore
The timber of this tree was termed Shittim, translated by some as incorruptible wood.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard

Omitted from the above is the strange clause from Shittim to Gilgal, which appears to be a gloss.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Vol. I|George Adam Smith