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Shittim may mean several different things: . Botany. Shittim, the plural of Shittah, which is Hebrew for wood from the acacia tree, which appears in the Bible; Places. Abel-Shittim, Ha-Shittim, or simply Shittim, later Abila (Peraea), a place that appears in the Bible
Shittah tree [1] (Hebrew: שטה) or the plural "shittim" [2] was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida, Vachellia seyal, Vachellia tortilis, and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River Valley.
Tall el-Hammam that is identified by most scholars as Abel-Shittim. 31°50′59″N 35°40′43″E / 31.84972°N 35.67861°E / 31.84972; 35 Abila ( Arabic : ابيلا ) was an ancient city east of the Jordan River in the Plains of Moab , later Peraea , near Livias , about twelve km northeast of the north shore of the Dead Sea .
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Many scholars have identified the Late Bronze Age settlement at Tell el-Hammam as Abel-Shittim, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the Stations of the Exodus. [ 2 ] [ better source needed ] In classical antiquity, it has been suggested that it formed part of the city of Livias , the main centre or which is thought to have been at Tell er ...
Nelson Glueck describes the Plains of Moab as having the shape of a "truncated harp", with its northern limit marked by Wadi Nimrin, and the southern tip created by the Moab hills south of Wadi el-'Azeimeh, which stretch out from the Moab Plateau toward the NE end of the Dead Sea, closing off the Plains. [2]
Phinehas slaying Zimri and Cozbi the Midianite by Jeremias van Winghe. According to the Hebrew Bible, Phinehas (also spelled Phineas, / ˈ f ɪ n i ə s /; Hebrew: פִּינְחָס, Modern: Pīnḥas, Tiberian: Pīnəḥās, Ancient Greek: Φινεες [1] Phinees, Latin: Phinees) [2] was a priest during the Israelites' Exodus journey.
While the Israelites stay at Shittim, the people go whoring with the Moabite women and worship their god Baal-peor, enraging God. PEOPLE: Children of Israel - Moabites - יהוה YHVH - Moses - Midianite - Phinehas - Zimri - Cozbi. PLACES: Shittim