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

When twenty-four thousand of Simon fell at Shittim, the widows they left behind married husbands of all the other tribes.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 by Henrietta Szold

O my people, what Balak, king of Moab, consulted, and what Balaam, the son of Beor, answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord. 

From The Gospel of the Pentateuch by Charles Kingsley

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

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