Rissah was a place where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Canaan (Num. 33:21-22).
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.
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Heap of ruins; dew, a station of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:21, 22).
watering; distillation; dew
RIS'SAH (a ruin, a worm), a station of Israel. Num 33:21-22. It has been identified with the Roman Rasa, 30 miles from Elath, near the hill now named Ras el-Kaa, or "head of the plain," north-west of Ezion-geber. Wilton would place it at 'Ain el-Jughamileh, 125 miles south-south-west of Beersheba; Reland locates it at el-Kusaby, 55 miles south-west of Beer-sheba.
RIS'SAH (a ruin, a worm), a station of Israel. Num 33:21-22. It has been identified with the Roman Rasa, 30 miles from Elath, near the hill now named Ras el-Kaa, or "head of the plain," north-west of Ezion-geber. Wilton would place it at 'Ain el-Jughamileh, 125 miles south-south-west of Beersheba; Reland locates it at el-Kusaby, 55 miles south-west of Beer-sheba.
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2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H7446
They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.
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