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Shittim. [Shit'tim]


Plain on the east of the Jordan, where the Israelites encamped before they crossed the Jordan. The name signifies 'acacias.' Num. 25: 1; Joshua 2: 1; Joshua 3: 1; Joel 3: 18; Micah 6: 5. In Num. 33: 49 it is called ABEL-SHITTIM, q.v.