Encyclopedia entry
Rithmah
Wild broom, a station in the wilderness (Num. 33:18, 19), the “broom valley,” or “valley of broombushes,” the place apparently of the original encampment of Israel, near Kadesh.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(heath), a march-station in the wilderness, (Numbers 33:18,19) Probably northeast of Hazeroth.
In the Bible
2
Verses where Rithmah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Numbers 33:18
They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.
- Numbers 33:19
They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez.
Scripture on Rithmah
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Entries that reference Rithmah
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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