Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Abel-shittim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tall el Hammam.

First appears in Numbers 33:49 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

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. Modern identification: Tall el Hammam.

Abel-shittim is represented in the local geography layer as Tall el Hammam. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 33:49 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

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Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention