A place in Moab, east of the Jordan, where Joshua was proclaimed as Moses' successor (Num. 25: 1; 27: 12–23) and spies were dispatched to investigate the Promised Land (Josh. 2: 1).
Citation for Shittim
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MLA
"Shittim." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 20, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1757>.
Chicago
"Shittim." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1757 (accessed May 20, 2013).