Rissah

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("a worm".) A station in Israel's march (Numbers 33:21-22). Roman Rasa, 30 miles from Elath, on the road to Jerusalem, on the plateau of the wilderness near the hill now named Ras-el-Κaa , i.e. "head of the plain," N.W. of Ezion Geber, and W. of El Beyaneh.

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

A place of encampment to Israel, (Numbers 33:21) If from Rasah, it means watering as the dew.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

RISSAH . A ‘station’ of the Israelites ( Numbers 33:21 f.).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

One of the stations of the Israelites. Numbers 33:21,22 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

Numbers 33:21-22

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Numbers 33:21,22

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Rissah', רַסָּה , a ruin; Sept. ῾Ρεσσά v.r. ῾Ρεσσάν and Δεσσά ), the twentieth station of the Hebrews in the desert (Numbers 33:21-22). It lies, as there given, between Libnah and Kehelathah, and has been considered identical with Rasa in the Peuting. Itiner., thirty-two Roman miles from Ailah (Elah), and 203 miles south of Jerusalem, distinct, however, from the ῾Ρῆσσα of Josephus (Ant. 14, 15, 2). (See Exode).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ris´a ( רסּה , riṣṣāh , "dew"): A camp of the Israelites in the wilderness wanderings between Libnah and Kehelathah ( Numbers 33:21 f). See Wanderings Of Israel .