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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Shittim  \Shit"tim\,  Shittim  wood  \Shit"tim  wood`\,  n. 
  The  wood  of  the  shittah  tree. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  shittim 
  n  :  shrubby  thorny  deciduous  tree  of  southeastern  United  States 
  with  white  flowers  and  small  black  drupaceous  fruit  [syn: 
  {southern  buckthorn},  {shittimwood},  {mock  orange},  {Bumelia 
  lycioides}] 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Shittim 
  acacias,  also  called  "Abel-shittim"  (Num.  33:49),  a  plain  or 
  valley  in  the  land  of  Moab  where  the  Israelites  were  encamped 
  after  their  two  victories  over  Sihon  and  Og  at  the  close  of 
  their  desert  wanderings,  and  from  which  Joshua  sent  forth  two 
  spies  (q.v.)  secretly"  to  view"  the  land  and  Jericho  (Josh. 
  2:1). 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Shittim,  thorns 
 




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