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  Judges 1:36 The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of
And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrab'bim, from Sela and upward.
And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.
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 MapAkrabbimZinKadeshBarnea
According to Num 34:4; Josh 15:3; Judg 1:36, Akrabbim was an outermost point on the southern borderline of the Judaean territory southwest of the Dead Sea....The ascent of Akrabbim should be connected with one of the passes between the Arabah and the Wadi Fiqre and Kurnub.
It proceeded to the south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, passed on to Zin, ascended to the south of Kadesh-barnea, passed on to Hezron, ascended to Addar, and made a turn to Karka.
And it lies in the "eastern" perimeter of the mountains bordering the Arabah, and it is to the south of the ascent of Akrabbim, commonly associated with Nagb es-Sfar (Safa, Sfai).
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  JewishEncyclopedia.com - AKRABBIM
Though it is not possible to identify it absolutely with any particular pass, the suggestion that it is identical with the Nakb-el-Safa has two points in its favor; viz., (1) the evident antiquity of the pass, and (2) the traces of a path cut in the rock (Robinson, "Researches," ii.
Akrabbim may, however, be the Nakb-el-Yemen, which lies farther to the west, but is apparently an easier road (Trumbull, "Kadesh-Barnea," plate III.).
From this pass the surrounding region derived the name of Akrabattene (Josephus, "Ant." xii.
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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Akrabbim
And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
Judges 1:36 JPS: And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.
And it lies in the "eastern" perimeter of the mountains bordering the Arabah, and it is to the south of the ascent of Akrabbim, commonly associated with Nagb es-Sfar (Safa, Sfai).
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 Online ÖÐÎÄ/Ó¢ÎÄÊ¥¾­ Holy-Bible
'Then your border shall turn direction from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim and continue to Zin, and its termination shall be to the south of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall reach Hazaraddar and continue to Azmon.
Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
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 Akrabbim - Encyclopedia.com
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Your boundary shall then turn to pass south of the ascent of Akrabbim and continue to Zin, and its limits shall be south of Kadesh-barnea, reaching Hazar-adar and continuing to Azmon.
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 Akrabbim - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
There is another "Maaleh-acrabbim" mentioned in Judges 1:36, "The Amorite border ran from Maaleh-acrabbim to Sela, and above." This was the border between the Amorites (Philistines) on the coastal plain and the tribe of Dan in the hills southwest of Ephraim.
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 Discussion: 33. Akrabim, now Akrabittine ('Aqrabah)
MA'ALEH AKRABBIM ("ascent of Akrabbim"; "ascent of the scorpions"), locality mentioned several times in the Bible as being at the southern boundary of the Promised Land.
According to Numbers 34:4, the border started "at the end of the Salt [Dead] Sea eastward" and turned south of Ma'aleh Akrabbim, continuing toward the wilderness of Zin"; the account in Joshua 15:3 is similar.
The border of the Amorites apparently ran from Ma'aleh Akrabbim, "from Sela, and upward" (Judg.
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 Easton's Bible Dictionary
Scorpions are said to abound in this whole district, and hence the name (Num 34:4).
It is called "Maaleh-acrabbim" in Jos 15:3, and "the ascent of Akrabbim" in Num 34:4.
Alabaster Occurs only in the New Testament in connection with the box of "ointment of spikenard very precious," with the contents of which a woman anointed the head of Jesus as he sat at supper in the house of Simon the leper (Mat 26:7; Mar 14:3; Luk 7:37).
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 Akrabbim
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.
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 Judges 1:36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
Judges 1:36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
En de landpale der Amorieten was van den opgang van Akrabbim, van den rotssteen, en opwaarts heen.
E il confine degli Amorei si estendeva dalla salita di Akrabbim, movendo da Sela, e su verso il nord.
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 Bible Study - Scorpion Pass
Scorpions are insects of the spider family that, despite their somewhat lobster-like appearance, are far more dangerous - along with their "lobster claws," scorpions also have a poisonous stinger in their tail.
The Amorites pressed the Danites back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain; the Amorites persisted in dwelling in Har-heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily upon them, and they became subject to forced labor.
And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim [i.e.
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 Explanation of the Boundaries of Palestine   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is therefore to be presumed that this ascent of Akrabbim must be sought for in this valley.
And, in truth, westward from the village Chansiri, on the edge of Al Gor, not far from the Wady Kurahy, there is a fearfully high and precipitous rocky acclivity, which to pass is extremely dangerous; and I suppose this is to be the Ascent of Akrabbim, here mentioned.*
No geographer or traveller has hitherto succeeded to discover a trace of this place, But I believe that, through means of our own literary treasures, I shall be able to throw some light on this obscure name, so that it will be possible to fix its position with some degree of certainty.
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 akrabbim - Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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)
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 Numbers 34:4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going ...
Numbers 34:4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
and your border shall turn from the south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin, and shall end southward at Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-Addar, and pass on to Azmon.
And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: its limit shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon:
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 Akrabbim - the free biblical encyclopedia
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.
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 Akrabbim
The common phrase "Ascent of Akrabbim" means "Scorpion Pass" and is a mountain pass south of the Dead Sea, heading west from the Arabah.
It is near the border between The Promised Land and Edom.
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 Barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon;
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 Joshua 15:3 Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and
Joshua 15:3 JPS: And it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka.
Joshua 15:3 NASB: Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued to Zin, then went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea and continued to Hezron, and went up to Addar and turned about to Karka.
Adar Addar Akrabbim Akrab'bim Ascended Ascent Barnea Compass Continued Crossed Curved Direction Hezron Kadesh Kadeshbarnea Kadesh-Barnea Ka'desh-Bar'nea Passed Past Proceeded Ran Round Scorpion Side Slope South Southward Turned Turning Turns Zin
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 BibleMaster.com - Study Aids - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Note that the Greek and Hebrew may be akin; compare, omitting the vowels, `krb and skrp):
In Ecclesiasticus 26:7 it is said of an evil wife, "He that taketh hold of her is as one that graspeth a scorpion." In 1 Macc 6:51 we find mention of "pieces [@skorpidia, diminutive of skorpios to cast darts." In Plutarch skorpios is used in the same sense (Liddell and Scott, under the word skorpios.
In the passage cited from Deuteronomy, and probably also in the name "ascent of Akrabbim," we find references to the abundance of scorpions, especially in the warmer parts of the country.
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Biography: Akrabbim comes from an extremely dark planet known as Crenneloth.
Akrabbim is an aberration in that he is a good man at heart.
After escaping from his homeworld at a relatively young age, he came across a Jedi who trained him in the ways of the Light Side.
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 Explanation of the Boundaries of Palestine
It is therefore to be presumed that this ascent of Akrabbim must be sought for in this valley.
And, in truth, westward from the village Chansiri, on the edge of Al Gor, not far from the Wady Kurahy, there is a fearfully high and precipitous rocky acclivity, which to pass is extremely dangerous; and I suppose this is to be the Ascent of Akrabbim, here mentioned.*
No geographer or traveller has hitherto succeeded to discover a trace of this place, But I believe that, through means of our own literary treasures, I shall be able to throw some light on this obscure name, so that it will be possible to fix its position with some degree of certainty.
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 Blue Letter Bible - ISBE - Scorpion
skor’-pi-un (aqrabh; compare Arabic aqrab, "scorpion"; ma‘aleh ‘aqrabbim, "the ascent of Akrabbim"; skorpios.
Jesus says to the Seventy (Lu 10:19), "Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions," and again in Lu 11:12 He says, "Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?"
It does not seem necessary to consider that the words of Rehoboam (1Ki 12:11, etc.) refer to a whip that was called a scorpion, but rather that as the sting of a scorpion is worse than the lash of a whip, so his treatment would be harsher than his father’s.
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 Nave's Topical Bible Online: Verses on AKRABBIM
Numbers 34:4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
Joshua 15:3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
Judges 1:36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
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 Akrabbim - Smith’s Bible Dictionary - Bible Dictionary
Akrabbim - Smith’s Bible Dictionary - Bible Dictionary
“Akrabbim” means the ascent of, or the going up to
Akrabbim: 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.
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 Akrabbim - OneLook Dictionary Search
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Akrabbim : Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition [home, info]
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 AKRABBIM - Holman Bible Dictionary on StudyLight.org
(ak rawb' bihm) Place name meaning, “scorpions.” The “ascent of Akrabbim” lies southwest of the Dead Sea forming the southern border of Canaan (Numbers 34:4; Joshua 15:3; Judges 1:36).
It is a mountain pass on the road southeast of Beersheba, today called Neqb es-Safa.
Suggestions about making this resource more useful should be sent to sugg@studylight.org
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 Akrabbim - Easton’s Bible Dictionary - Bible Dictionary
Akrabbim - Easton’s Bible Dictionary - Bible Dictionary
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.
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 Ancient Sources: Mount Ephraim and Benjamin: 33. Akrabim, now Akrabittine ('Aqrabah)
The Amorites continued to live in Har-heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor.
The border of the Amorites ran from the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.
But Judas made war on the sons of Esau in Idumea, at Akrabattene, because they kept lying in wait for Israel.
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 Blue Letter Bible - ISBE - Sela
In #Jud 1:36; 2Ch 25:12; and Ob 1:3, it translates literally, "rock"; but the Revised Version margin in each case "Sela." It is impossible to assume with Hull (HD B, under the word) that this name, when it appears in Scripture, always refers to the capital of Edom, the great city in Wady Musa.
In #Jud 1:36 its association with the Ascent of Akrabbim shuts us up to a position toward the southwestern end of the Dead Sea.
Probably in that case it does not denote a city, but some prominent crag.
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 Desperation
Over the churning waters of the western seas they came.
Thru the dangerous steppes of Akrabbim and across the blistering sands of the Shetalli desert they came.
Thru the dangerous passes of the Pella mountain ranges they came.
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