Topic
Shittim
18 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Numbers 33:49Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Also called ABEL-SHITTIM
And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
- Joshua 2:1Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Also called ABEL-SHITTIM — Joshua sends spies from
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
- Numbers 25:1Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Also called ABEL-SHITTIM — A camping place of Israel
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
- Joshua 3:1Smith · ISBE
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.
- Joel 3:18ISBE · Nave 1. Also called ABEL-SHITTIM — The valley of
¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the…
- Micah 6:5Smith · Nave 1. Also called ABEL-SHITTIM — Balaam prophesies in
O my people, remember now 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.
- Exodus 25:10Nave 2. Also called SHITTAH, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant — The ark of the covenant made of
¶ And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
- Exodus 25:13Nave 2. Also called SHITTAH, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant — The staves (long poles) of the ark of the covenant made of
And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
- Exodus 26:15–37Nave 2. Also called SHITTAH, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant — The boards in the tabernacle made of
¶ And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up. Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board. Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus…
- Exodus 38:1Nave 2. Also called SHITTAH, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant — The altar of burnt offering made of
And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
- Exodus 38:6Nave 2. Also called SHITTAH, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant — The staves (long poles) of the ark of the covenant made of
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
- Numbers 22:1Smith
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
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- Numbers 26:3 Smith
- Numbers 31:12 Smith
- Numbers 31:16 ISBE
- Numbers 33:48 Smith
- Joshua 6:5 ISBE
- Isaiah 41:19 Nave 2. Also called SHITTAH, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant — Planted and cultivated
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Acacias, also called “Abel-shittim” (Num. 33:49), a plain or valley in the land of Moab where the Israelites were encamped after their two victories over Sihon and Og, at the close of their desert wanderings, and from which Joshua sent forth two spies (q.v.) “secretly” to “view” the land and Jericho (Josh. 2:1).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 10 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 7 references
shit'-im (ha-shiTTim, "the acacias"; Sattein):
(1) This marked the last camping-ground of Israel before they crossed the Jordan to begin the conquest of Western Palestine. Here it was that the people fell into the snare set for them by the satanic counsel of Balaam, who thus brought upon them greater evil than all his prohibited curses could have done (Nu 25:1 ff; 31:16). In Nu 33:49 it is called Abel-shittim. It was from Shittim that Joshua sent the spies to view out the land and Jericho (Jos 2:1); and from this point the host moved forward to the river (Jos 3:1). The place is mentioned by Micah in a passage of some difficulty (Jos 6:5): after "what Balaam the son of Beor answered," perhaps some such phrase as "remember what I did" has fallen out. This would then be a reference to the display of divine power in arresting the flow of Jordan until the host had safely crossed. Josephus places the camp "near Jordan where the city Abila now stands, a place full of palm trees" (Ant., IV, viii, 1). Eusebius, Onomasticon says Shittim was near to Mt. Peor (Fogor). It may possibly be identical with Khirbet el-Kefrain, about 6 miles South of the Jordan, on the lip of Wady Seiseban, where there are many acacias.
(2) In Joe 3:18 we read of the valley of Shittim which is to be watered by a fountain coming forth of the house of the Lord. It must therefore be sought on the West of the Jordan. The waters from the Jerusalem district are carried to the Dead Sea down the Wady which continues the Brook Kidron: Wady en-Nar. The acacia is found plentifully in the lower reaches of this valley, which may possibly be intended by the prophet.
W. Ewing
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 13 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. Also called ABEL-SHITTIM Nu 33:49
- 2. Also called SHITTAH, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.