Cross Reference EXODUS 25:23 THOU SHALT ALSO MAKE A TABLE OF SHITTIM WOOD TWO CUBITS SHALL BE THE LENGTH THEREOF AND A CUBIT THE BREADTH THEREOF AND A CUBIT AND A HALF THE HEIGHT THEREOF

{Exodus 25:23} Thou shalt also make 6213 z8804 a table 7979 [of] shittim 7848 wood: 6086 two cubits 520 [shall be] the length 753 thereof, and a cubit 520 the breadth 7341 thereof, and a cubit 520 and a half 2677 the height 6967 thereof.

a table:
"And he madeª °¹ the tableª [of] shittimª wood:ª two cubitsª [was] the lengthª thereof, and a cubitª the breadthª thereof, and a cubitª and a halfª the heightª thereof: ... And he madeª °¹ the vesselsª which¹ [were] upon¹ the table,ª ¹ his dishes,ª and his spoons,ª and his bowls,ª and his coversª to coverª ° withal,ª [of] pureª gold.ª" {Exd 37:10-16} + "And he putª °¹ the tableª in the tentª of the congregation,ª upon¹ the sideª of the tabernacleª northward,ª withoutª ¹ the vail.ª ... And he set² ¹ the breadª in order² °¹ upon¹ it beforeª the LORD;ª as¹ the LORDª had commandedª °¹ Moses.ª" {Exd 40:22-23} + "And thou shalt setª ° them in twoª rows,ª sixª on a row,ª upon¹ the pureª tableª beforeª the LORD.ª" {Lev 24:6} + "And their chargeª [shall be] the ark,ª and the table,ª and the candlestick,ª and the altars,ª and the vesselsª of the sanctuaryª wherewith¹ they minister,ª ° and the hanging,ª and all¹ the serviceª thereof." {Num 3:31} + "And Solomonª madeª °¹ all¹ the vesselsª that¹ [pertained] unto the houseª of the LORD:ª ¹ the altarª of gold,ª and the tableª of gold,ª whereupon¹ ¹ the shewbreadª ª [was]," {1Kg 7:48} + "And by weightª [he gave] goldª for the tablesª of shewbread,ª for every table;ª and [likewise] silverª for the tablesª of silver:ª" {1Ch 28:16} + "He madeª ° also tenª tables,ª and placed² °¹ [them] in the temple,ª fiveª on the right side,ª ¹ and fiveª on the left.ª ¹ And he madeª ° an hundredª basonsª of gold.ª" {2Ch 4:8} + "And Solomonª madeª °¹ all¹ the vesselsª that¹ [were for] the houseª of God,ª the goldenª altarª also, and the tablesª whereon¹ the shewbreadª ª [was set];" {2Ch 4:19} + "Fourª tablesª [were] on this side,¹ ¹ and fourª tablesª on that side,¹ ¹ by the sideª of the gate;ª eightª tables,ª whereupon¹ they slewª ° [their sacrifices]. ... And the fourª tablesª [were] of hewnª stoneª for the burnt offering,ª of a¹ cubitª and an¹ halfª long,ª and a cubitª and an halfª broad,ª and oneª cubitª high:ª whereupon¹ also they laid² °¹ ¹ the instrumentsª wherewith¹ they slewª °¹ the burnt offeringª and the sacrifice.ª" {Ezk 40:41-42} + "Forª there was² ° a tabernacleª made;ª ° the¹ first,ª whereinª ª ² [was] the¹ ¹ candlestick,ª andª the¹ table,ª andª the¹ shewbread;ª ª whichª is calledª ° the sanctuary.ª" {Hbr 9:2}

shittim wood:
Shittim wood is probably the acacia Nilotica. St. Jerome says, that the shittim wood grows in the deserts of Arabia, and is like white thorn, as to its colour and leaves; but the tree is so large as to furnish very long planks. The wood is hard, tough, and extremely beautiful. It is thought he means the black acacia, because that is the most common tree in the deserts of Arabia. It is of the size of a large mulberry tree. The spreading branches and larger limbs are armed with thorns, which grow three together. The bark is rough; and the leaves are oblong, standing opposite each other. The flowers, though sometimes white, are generally of a bright yellow; and the fruit, which resembles a bean, is contained in pods like those of the lupin. "The acacia," says Dr. Shaw, "being by much the largest and most common tree in the deserts," (Arabia Petr�a), we have some reason to conjecture that the shittim wood was the wood of the acacia, especially as its flowers are of an excellent smell; for the shittah tree is, in "I will plantª ° in the wildernessª the cedar,ª the shittah tree,ª and the myrtle,ª and the oilª tree;ª I will setª ° in the desertª the fir tree,ª [and] the pine,ª and the box treeª together:ª" {Isa 41:19}, joined with the myrtle and other fragrant shrubs. It may be remarked, that of the two Hebrew names, shittim is masculine, and shittah feminine. So Mr. Bruce says, "the male is called saiel; from it proceeds the gula Arabic, on incision with an axe."

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