Numbers 33:49
“And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth–jesimoth even unto Abel–shittim in the plains of Moab.”
And they removed from Almon–diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth–jesimoth even unto Abel–shittim in the plains of Moab.
And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“O 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.”
“And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.”
“And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,”
“And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.”
“Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth–jeshimoth, Baal–meon, and Kiriathaim,”