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Israelite encampment during the Exodus

Rissah

Named in 2 verses of Numbers, first in Numbers 33:21.

רִסָּהRissah

The name means “watering; distillation; dew.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Rissah Written by AI

Rissah was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. It is mentioned in the list of the Israelites' encampments in the book of Numbers, between Libnah and Kehelathah (Num. 33:21-22). No other details are provided about this location in the Bible, and its exact site remains unknown. It was likely situated somewhere in the Sinai Peninsula or the Negev desert.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

Heap of ruins; dew, a station of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:21, 22).

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names it

  1. Numbers 33:21

    They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.

  2. Numbers 33:22

    They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.