Abel-Shittim
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Abel Shittim = græsgang, akacieplantage eller simpelthen *Shittim, i Moabs sletter overfor Jeriko i Jordan-dalen. Det sidste stop for israelitterne i Transjordan, hvorfra Josva sendte spioner til Jeriko [4Mos 33:49 ; Jos 2:1 ]. I dag ligger landsbyen Gor es-Seisaban der.
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Abel-shittim
meadow of the acacias, frequently called simply "Shittim" (Num 25:1; Josh 2:1; 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; 22:1; 26:3; 31:12); comp. (Num 25:1; 31:16).
EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary