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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Shittim

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

By some it is thought that the timber of A. arabica is identical with the Shittim tree, or wood of the Bible.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, "Go view the land, and Jericho."

From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall

And finally, the letters of which the wood "Shittim" is composed, stand for Shalom, "peace," Tobah, "good," Yesh'uah. "salvation," and Mehillah, "forgiveness."

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 by Paul Radin

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 Henry Morley