Toponym Shittim in the world's Bibles
Meaning of the name: thorns. Related names are: Moab, Israel, Joshua . The translations of Shittim in 18 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Si-Tim in Vietnamese to শিটীম in Bengali!
Wear it!And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. (NUM 25:1)
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. (JOS 2:1)
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. (JOS 3:1)
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. (JOE 3:18)
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. (MIC 6:5)