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Shittim
Campsite mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, most often in Joshua.
Where it appears
Joshua (2), Numbers (1), Hosea (1), Micah (1)
Key verses
- Numbers 25:1 first mention — And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
- Joshua 2:1 — And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
- Joshua 3:1 — 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.
- Hosea 5:2 — And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
- Micah 6:5 — O my people, remember now 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.
Nearby places
- Moab 0 km
- Beth-haran 2 km
- Dinhabah 7 km
- Beth-jeshimoth 8 km
- Beth-nimrah 8 km
- Peor 9 km
- Beth-peor 9 km
- Baal-peor 9 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.