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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Example Sentences

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, 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 Kingsley, Charles

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 Szold, Henrietta

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)

While Joshua was at Shittim, he secretly sent two men as spies, with the command: "Go, explore the land and especially Jericho."

From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.