Naravist

Place

Shittim

Approximate location. The area is clear, but the exact site is not.

Israel's last camp in the plains of Moab before crossing the Jordan. Joshua sent the two spies to Jericho from Shittim, and the people set out from here to the river. Tell el-Hammam is one proposed site.

Who passed through

In story order. King James Version.

  1. Moses, Numbers 33:50
    And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
  2. Joshua, Joshua 2:1
    And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
  3. Joshua, Joshua 3:1
    And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

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Place names, references and coordinates: STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), with coordinates from OpenBible.info. Map: Natural Earth (public domain).