Abel-shittim, a'-bel-shit'-tlm (Heb.)–meadow of the acacias; place of acacias.

A town “in the plains of Moab” (Num. 33:49). It is more often called Shittim. (See SHITTIM.)

Meta. A perception, or conception, of the substance, reality, and resurrecting power of the inner spiritual life. (Acacias refer to resurrection, life, and a meadow refers to substance).