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Shittim-Wood

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Shittim-wood, from the shittah tree, Isaiah 41:19, A, V.; the R. V. reads "acacia," was much used in constructing and furnishing the tabernacle. Exodus 25:5; Exodus 25:13, A. V. The only timber tree of any size now found in the Arabian desert is the seyal (Acacia seyal).

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Shittim-Wood'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​s/shittim-wood.html. 1893.
 
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