KJV ORIGINAL
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
While Israel was camped at Shittim, the people began to have sexual relations with the women of Moab.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how the Israelites began engaging in sexual immorality with Moabite women while camped at Shittim.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred near the end of Israel's 40-year wilderness wandering, as they camped in the plains of Moab across from Jericho. Shittim was their final encampment before crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land. The Moabites were descendants of Lot and had a complicated relationship with Israel - sometimes hostile, sometimes intermarrying.
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