Shittim
Britishnoun
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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; remember from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of the Lord.
From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Moulton, Richard Green
And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and they marched from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and they lodged there before they passed over.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
"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
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)
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