Shittim
Where Shittim sits on the map, and the 5 verses where it appears, in biblical order and linked to the full chapter.
- Identified with
- Tall el Hammam
- Coordinates
- 31.8402, 35.6737
- Mentions
- 5 mentions
Coordinates and the modern identification come from the open atlas at OpenBible.info. For regions, peoples and large features there is no identification: the marked point only places the area on the map, and stands for neither a particular site nor its boundaries.
Passages where it appears
5 verses, in biblical order.
Numbers
- Numbers 25:1
Now Israel, at that time, dwelt in Shittim, and the people were fornicating with the daughters of Moab,
Joshua
- Joshua 2:1
And so Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two men from Shittim to explore in secret. And he said to them, “Go and consider the land and the city of Jericho.” And while traveling, they entered into the house of a harlot woman named Rahab, and they rested with her.
- Joshua 3:1
And so, Joshua arose in the night, and he moved the camp. And they departed from Shittim, and they went to the Jordan: he, and all the sons of Israel, and they remained there for three days.
Hosea
- Hosea 5:2
And you have led astray victims into the depths, though I am the teacher of them all.
Micah
- Micah 6:5
My people, remember, I ask you, what Balak the king of Moab planned, and how Balaam the son of Beor responded to him, from Shittim even to Gilgal, so that you may know the justice of the Lord.
Routes that pass through here
Tabor itineraries with a stop at this place.