Numbers 25:1
AND Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
¶ And Israel abode in *Shittim, and the people begun to commit whoredome with the daughters of Moab.
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- *Cross-referenceChap. 33.49.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:8Rank 1 from verse 1
- Joshua 2:1Rank 2 from verse 1
1AND 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.
1¶ And Ioshua the sonne of Nun sent out of Shittim two men, to spie secretly, saying, Go, view the land, euen Iericho: and they went, and *came into an harlots house, named Rahab, and †lodged there.
- Numbers 33:49Rank 3 from verse 1
5O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.
5*††O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the sonne of Beor answered him from Shittim vnto Gilgal, that yee may know the righteousnesse of the LORD.
- Revelation 2:14Rank 5 from verse 1
14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
14But I haue a fewe things against thee, because thou hast there them that holde the doctrine of *Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumbling blocke before the children of Israel, to eate things sacrificed vnto idoles, and to commit fornication.
- Joshua 3:1Rank 6 from verse 1
1AND 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.
1¶ And Ioshua rose early in the morning, and they remooued from Shittim, and came to Iordan, hee and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed ouer.
- Numbers 31:15–16Rank 7 from verse 1
15And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.
15And Moses said vnto them, Haue ye saued all the women aliue?
16Behold, *these caused the children of Israel, through the *counsell of Balaam, to commit trespasse against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the Congregation of the LORD.
- Ecclesiastes 7:26Rank 8 from verse 1
26And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
26*†And I finde more bitter then death, the woman whose heart is snares & nets, and her handes as bands: who so pleaseth God, shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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Numbers 25:1
The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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1. Remained, stayed, continued, or dwelt. 2. A dwelling place or state of residence.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Shittim, the place from which Israel camped and departed before crossing Jordan, also named in prophetic geography.
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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).
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To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Sexual immorality or prostitution. Sense 2: By figure in passages that make the application, idolatrous or covenant unfaithfulness.
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1AND Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
1¶ And Israel abode in *Shittim, and the people begun to commit whoredome with the daughters of Moab.
Selected passage2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
2And they called the people vnto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eate, and bowed downe to their gods.