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).
Place
Abel-shittim
- Name means
- mourning of thorns
- Location
- 31.858°N, 35.642°E
- Mentioned
- 1 verse
About Abel-shittim
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Nearby
Every mention
Numbers
33:49
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.