Shittim

Pronunciation: sheht-TEEM

Occurrences: 1

First Reference: Beginnings 20:1

Now Methuselah dwelt in the lands of Shittim beside his wife, Japhia, and he wept sorely for the passing away of Zion, for when it was told him how God had taken Zion unto his bosom, he cried aloud in the anguish of his soul.

See: Methuselah I, Japhia, Sea of Galilee

Summary: In the days of Methuselah I, the land of Shittim was the area surrounding the Sea of Galilee. It was there that Methuselah and a large remnant of the Adaam settled after the ascension of Zion and the collapse of the Sumerian Empire (B:20:1; AZC — Methuselah I).

Notes/References:

Shinar

Shoandiel