Shittim may mean several different things:
;Botany
*Shittim, the plural of
Shittah, which is Hebrew for wood from the
acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
tree, which appears in the Bible
;Places
*Abel-Shittim, Ha-Shittim, or simply Shittim, later ''
Abila (Peraea)
Abila ( ar, ابيلا) was an ancient city east of the Jordan River in the Plains of Moab, later Peraea, near Livias, about twelve km northeast of the north shore of the Dead Sea. The site is identified with modern Khirbet el-Kafrayn, Jorda ...
'', a place that appears in the Bible
*
Shitim
Shitim ( he, שיטים) is a community settlement in southern Israel. Located in the Arabah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 4.
History
The village was established in 1984 as ...
, a village in southern Israel
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