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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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
.
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
scorpions
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(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.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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 Macc
5:3), called in the King James Version, Arabattine.
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