“And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.”
King James Version (KJV)
33:48 Shittim - The place where the people sinned in the matter of Peor, is here called Abel - Shittim - Abel signifies mourning; and probably this place was so called, from the mourning of Israel for that sin, and the heavy punishment inflicted on the sinners.