Bible Dictionary
Rithmah
Rithmah was a wilderness encampment of Israel, probably named for the broom or broom-bushes found in the area.
Definition
Rithmah was a wilderness station of Israel. Its name means “broom” and refers to the desert broom or broom-bushes found in the area.
Biblical Usage
Rithmah appears in the itinerary of Israel’s encampments during the wilderness journey, near the account of the movement toward Kadesh.
Historical Background
The station was probably near Kadesh and has been placed by some northeast of Hazeroth. The name is associated particularly with the white desert broom.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Wild broom, a station in the wilderness (Num. 33:18, 19), the “broom valley,” or “valley of broombushes,” the place apparently of the original encampment of Israel, near Kadesh.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(heath), a march-station in the wilderness, (Numbers 33:18,19) Probably northeast of Hazeroth.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>rith'-ma (rithmah, "broom"): A desert camp of the Israelites (Nu 33:18,19). The name refers to the white desert broom.</p><p>See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.</p>