Abel-shittim

      Abel-shittim

      meaning: mourning of thorns

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    Dictionary Summary: Meadow of the acacias, frequently called simply “Shittim” ([Num. 25:1](/num#Num.25.1); [Josh. 2:1](/josh#Josh.2.1); [Micah 6:5](/mic#Mic.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](/num#Num.33.49); [22:1](/num#Num.22.1); [26:3](/num#Num.26.3); [31:12](/num#Num.31.12); comp. 25:1; 31:16). 2

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      33.49 

    Figure1:  A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages   (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.) 

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        Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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        M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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        Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.