Israelite encampment during the Exodus
Rithmah
Named in 2 verses of Numbers, first in Numbers 33:18.
רִתְמָהRithmah
The name means “juniper; noise.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Rithmah Written by AI
Rithmah 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 Hazeroth and Rimmon-perez (Num. 33:18-19). The name Rithmah means "juniper" or "broom tree." 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
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.
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
- 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.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.