A location mentioned in Judges 7:22 as one of the places the Midianites fled to during Gideon's surprise night attack. The name means "house of the acacia tree," the shittah (H7848) being the acacia tree from which the ark of the covenant and tabernacle furniture were constructed.
Gideon's victory at Beth-Shittah is one of Scripture's most stunning examples of divine sovereignty overturning military logic. Three hundred men with torches and jars defeated an army "thick as locusts" (Judges 7:12). The acacia tree — from which the holy ark was built — lending its name to this battlefield suggests that where God's glory dwells, even the battlefield becomes holy ground. Gideon's famous "sword for the LORD and for Gideon!" remains a battle cry of faith: human instruments wielded by divine power accomplish impossible things.