Meadow of the acacias, frequently called simply “Shittim” ([Num. 25:1](/num#Num.25.1); [Josh. 2:1](/josh#Josh.2.1); [Micah 6:5](/mic#Mic.6.5)), a place on the east of Jordan, in the plain of Moab, nearly opposite Jericho. It was the forty-second encampment of the Israelites, their last resting-place before they crossed the Jordan ([Num. 33:49](/num#Num.33.49); [22:1](/num#Num.22.1); [26:3](/num#Num.26.3); [31:12](/num#Num.31.12); comp. 25:1; 31:16).