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Abel- Shittim
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Meadow of the acacias, frequently called simply “Shittim” (Num. 25:1; Josh. 2:1; Micah 6:5), a place on the east of Jordan, in the plain of Moab, nearly opposite Jericho. It was the forty-second encampment of the Israelites, their last resting-place before they crossed the Jordan (Num. 33:49; 22:1; 26:3; 31:12; comp. 25:1; 31:16).
Scripture references
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
A'BEL- SHIT'TIM (meadow of the acacias), the name of the last halting-place of the Israelites before entering Canaan, and in the plain of Moab, near the Jordan. Num 33:49. It is also called Shittim. Num 25:1.
Scripture references
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
A'BEL- SHIT'TIM (meadow of the acacias), the name of the last halting-place of the Israelites before entering Canaan, and in the plain of Moab, near the Jordan. Num 33:49. It is also called Shittim. Num 25:1.