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| − | ([[Hebrew language | + | ([[Text:EBD:Hebrew language|Heb]]. [[Text:EBD:Shittim|shittim]]) Ex. 25:5, R.V. probably the [[Text:EBD:wikipedia:Acacia seyal|Acacia seyal]] (the gum-arabic tree); called the "shittah" tree (Isa. 41:19). Its [[Wood|wood]] is called shittim wood (Ex. 26:15,26; 25:10,13,23,28, etc.). This species (A. seyal) is like the [[wikipedia:hawthorn|hawthorn]], a gnarled and thorny tree. It yields the gum-arabic of commerce. It is found in abundance in the [[wikipedia:Sinai peninsula|Sinaitic peninsula]]. |
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Latest revision as of 15:22, 28 November 2008
(Heb. shittim) Ex. 25:5, R.V. probably the Acacia seyal (the gum-arabic tree); called the "shittah" tree (Isa. 41:19). Its wood is called shittim wood (Ex. 26:15,26; 25:10,13,23,28, etc.). This species (A. seyal) is like the hawthorn, a gnarled and thorny tree. It yields the gum-arabic of commerce. It is found in abundance in the Sinaitic peninsula.
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