Akrabbim

scorpions

Akrabbim

(the ascent of , or the going up to); also MAALEH-ACRABBIM (the scorpion pass), A pass between the south end of the Dead Sea and Zin, forming one of the landmarks on the south boundary at once of Judah, (Joshua 15:3) and of the Holy Land. (Numbers 34:4) Also the boundary of the Amorites. (Judges 1:36) As to the name, scorpions abound in the whole of this district.

Akrabbim

Scorpions, A point in the frontier line of the promised land, Jude 1:36, and in a region infested with serpents and scorpions, De 8:15. It is to be found probably in the mountains near the Dead Sea, on its southwest side. In Joshua 15:3, it is translated Maalehakrabbim, the ascent of Akrabbim.

Scorpions, probably the general name given to the ridge containing the pass between the south of the Dead Sea and Zin, es-Sufah, by which there is an ascent to the level of the land of Palestine. Scorpions are said to abound in this whole district, and hence the name (Numbers 34:4). It is called "Maaleh-acrabbim" in Joshua 15:3, and "the ascent of Akrabbim" in Numbers 34:4. AKRABBIM

ak-rab'-im (once in the King James Version, Acrabbim (Joshua 15:3); `aqrabbim, "scorpions"): Three times found (Numbers 34:4 Joshua 15:3 Judges 1:36), and always with ma`aleh, "ascent" or "pass"; and so "Ascent of the Scorpions," an ascent at the Southwest point of the Dead Sea and a part of the boundary line between Judah and Edom. At this pass Judas Maccabeus won a victory over the Edomites (1 Maccabees 5:3), called in the King James Version, Arabattine.

4610. Maaleh Aqrabbim -- "ascent of scorpions," a place on the S. ...
... Transliteration: Maaleh Aqrabbim Phonetic Spelling: (mah-al-ay' ak-rab-beem') Short
Definition: Akrabbim. ... NASB Word Usage ascent of Akrabbim (3). ...
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The Last Days of the Old Eastern World
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Akrabbim (3 Occurrences)
... to abound in this whole district, and hence the name (Numbers 34:4). It is called
"Maaleh-acrabbim" in Joshua 15:3, and "the ascent of Akrabbim" in Numbers 34:4 ...
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Maaleh-akrabbim (1 Occurrence)
Maaleh-akrabbim. Maaleh-acrabbim, Maaleh-akrabbim. Maani .
Multi-Version Concordance Maaleh-akrabbim (1 Occurrence). ...
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Scorpion (6 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SCORPION. skor'-pi-un (aqrabh; compare Arabic
aqrab, "scorpion"; ma`aleh `aqrabbim, "the ascent of Akrabbim"; skorpios. ...
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Zin (9 Occurrences)
... ZIN. (1) A town in the extreme South of Judah, on the line separating that province
from Edom, named between the ascent of Akrabbim and Kadesh-barnea (Numbers 34 ...
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Ascent (32 Occurrences)
... Numbers 34:4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim,
and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh ...
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Sela (5 Occurrences)
... In Judges 1:36 its association with the Ascent of Akrabbim shuts us up
to a position toward the southwestern end of the Dead Sea. ...
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Barnea (10 Occurrences)
... Numbers 34:4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim,
and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh ...
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Akrab'bim (2 Occurrences)
Akrab'bim. Akrabbim, Akrab'bim. Alabaster . Multi-Version Concordance
Akrab'bim (2 Occurrences). ... (DBY RSV). Akrabbim, Akrab'bim. Alabaster . Reference
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Addar (5 Occurrences)
... Numbers 34:4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim,
and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh ...
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Southward (42 Occurrences)
... Numbers 34:4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim,
and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh ...
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