Shittim
Shittim, also called Abel-shittim, the final Israelite encampment before entering Canaan.
The name Shittim means “thorns”
PlaceOld Testament3 books5 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Numbers 33:49; referred to as Shittim (שִׁטִּים) or Abel-shittim (אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּים).
Location
- Identified as
- Tall el Hammam
- Certainty
- Likely (67% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.840° N, 35.674° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּיםAbel-shittimmeans “mourning of thorns”
- שִׁטִּיםShittim
Mentions
- Numbers 25:1שִׁטִּים · ShittimWhile Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,
- Numbers 33:49אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּים · Abel-shittimAnd there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.
- Joshua 2:1שִׁטִּים · ShittimThen Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
- Joshua 3:1שִׁטִּים · ShittimEarly the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
- Micah 6:5שִׁטִּים · ShittimMy people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”