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Rissah

Camp

Location disputed Sharma: about 420 km (260 miles) south of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Sharma Possible
  • Kuntilet el Jerafi Possible

Rissah in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 2 Verses

  • Numbers 33:21 And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.
  • Numbers 33:22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.

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