Biblical Proper Names

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Shittim

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Shittim , in the Bible, last place in which the Israelites encamped before reaching the Holy Land. It was E of Jericho. An alternate form is Abel-shittim. The valley of Shittim of the Book of Joel is not the same place.

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Shittim

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Shittim A place in Moab, east of the Jordan, where Joshua was proclaimed as Moses' successor (Num. 25: 1; 27: 12–23) and spies were dispatched to investigate the Promised Land (Josh. 2: 1).

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