- Abelshittim:
- or, the plains of Shittim, This place, according to Josephus (Ant. 1. v. c. 1, § 1. Bell. 1. iv. c. 7 sec. 6), who calls it Abila, was 60 furlongs east of Jordan. "And Israelª abodeª° in Shittim,ª and the peopleª beganª° to commit whoredomª° with¹ the daughtersª of Moab.ª ... And those that diedª° in the plagueª were¹ twentyª and fourª thousand.ª" {Num 25:1-9} + "And rams'ª skinsª dyed red,ª° and badgers'ª skins,ª and shittimª wood,ª" {Exd 25:5} + "And they shall makeª° an arkª [of] shittimª wood:ª two cubitsª and a halfª [shall be] the lengthª thereof, and a cubitª and a halfª the breadthª thereof, and a cubitª and a halfª the heightª thereof." {Exd 25:10} + "Thou shalt also makeª° a tableª [of] shittimª wood:ª two cubitsª [shall be] the lengthª thereof, and a cubitª the breadthª thereof, and a cubitª and a halfª the heightª thereof." {Exd 25:23} + "And Joshuaª the sonª of Nunª sentª° out of¹ Shittimª twoª men²¹ to spyª° secretly,ª saying,ª° Go²°¹ viewª°¹ the land,ª even Jericho.ª And they went,²°¹ and came²° into¹ an harlot'sª°¹ house,ª² namedª Rahab,ª and lodgedª° there.¹" {Jsh 2:1}
|