Shittim

British  

/ ˈʃɪtɪm /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Author Hill draws on imagination to describe the vale of Shittim, location of the wicked cities of the plain, Sodom and Gomorrah, though with benefit of modern geological research.

From Time Magazine Archive

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal. 

From Human Nature and Other Sermons by Morley, Henry

And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by Mackintosh, C. (Charles) H. (Henry)

While Joshua was at Shittim, he secretly sent two men as spies, with the command: "Go, explore the land and especially Jericho."

From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.

"As for the timber," said Fuller, "it may be termed the English Shittim Wood."

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas