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This name likely reflects the presence of scorpions in the region or the rugged, challenging nature of the terrain.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b> <br>Akrabbim is mentioned in the context of geographical boundaries in the Old Testament. It is specifically noted in the following passages:<br><br>1. <b><a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Numbers 34:4</a> :</b> "Your border will turn from the south to the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and end south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go to Hazar-addar and over to Azmon."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a> :</b> "Then it proceeded southward to the Ascent of Akrabbim, passed along to Zin, ascended to the south of Kadesh-barnea, and went on to Hezron, up to Addar, and turned toward Karka."<br><br>3. <b><a href="/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36</a> :</b> "The border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond."<br><br><b>Geographical Significance:</b> <br>Akrabbim, often referred to as the "Ascent of Akrabbim" or "Scorpion Pass," is a significant geographical landmark in the southern part of ancient Israel. It is located near the border of the Negev desert and the wilderness of Zin. The Ascent of Akrabbim served as a boundary marker for the tribes of Israel, particularly in defining the southern limits of the Promised Land.<br><br>The region is characterized by its arid and rugged terrain, making it a natural barrier and a strategic point of defense. The presence of scorpions and the harsh environment would have made travel through this area challenging, underscoring the formidable nature of the boundary.<br><br><b>Historical and Theological Context:</b> <br>In the biblical narrative, Akrabbim is associated with the territorial boundaries given to the Israelites as they entered the Promised Land. The mention of Akrabbim in the context of the Amorite border in <a href="/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36</a> highlights the ongoing struggle and coexistence between the Israelites and the Canaanite tribes during the period of the Judges.<br><br>Theologically, the delineation of boundaries such as Akrabbim underscores the importance of land in the covenantal promises made by God to the patriarchs. The land was not only a physical inheritance but also a symbol of God's faithfulness and provision for His people. The specific mention of landmarks like Akrabbim in the biblical text serves to affirm the historical reality of these promises and the divine orchestration of Israel's settlement in the land.<br><br><b>Archaeological Insights:</b> <br>While specific archaeological evidence directly identifying Akrabbim is limited, the general region is well-documented through various surveys and excavations. The area is known for its ancient trade routes and fortifications, which align with the biblical descriptions of a boundary and strategic location.<br><br><b>Modern Identification:</b> <br>Today, the Ascent of Akrabbim is often associated with the region near the modern-day Negev desert, particularly around the area of the Arabah valley. The exact location remains a subject of scholarly discussion, but it is generally agreed to be in the southern part of Israel, consistent with the biblical descriptions.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Akrabbim</span><p>scorpions<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Akrabbim</span><p>(<i>the ascent of</i> , or <i>the going up to</i>); also MAALEH-ACRABBIM (<i>the scorpion pass</i>), 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, (<a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a>) and of the Holy Land. (<a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Numbers 34:4</a>) Also the boundary of the Amorites. (<a href="/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36</a>) As to the name, scorpions abound in the whole of this district.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Akrabbim</span><p>Scorpions, A point in the frontier line of the promised land, <a href="/context/jude/1-36.htm">Jude 1:36</a>, 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 <a href="/context/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a>, it is translated Maalehakrabbim, the ascent of Akrabbim. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>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 (<a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Numbers 34:4</a>). It is called "Maaleh-acrabbim" in <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a>, and "the ascent of Akrabbim" in <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Numbers 34:4</a>. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">AKRABBIM</span><p>ak-rab'-im (once in the King James Version, Acrabbim (<a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a>); `aqrabbim, "scorpions"): Three times found (<a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Numbers 34:4</a> <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a> <a href="/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36</a>), 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.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4610.htm"><span class="l">4610. Maaleh Aqrabbim -- "ascent of scorpions," a place on the S. <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Transliteration: Maaleh Aqrabbim Phonetic Spelling: (mah-al-ay' ak-rab-beem') Short<br> Definition: <b>Akrabbim</b>. <b>...</b> NASB Word Usage ascent of <b>Akrabbim</b> (3). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4610.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_9/chapter_iithe_last_days_of_2.htm"><span class="l">The Last Days of the Old Eastern World</span></a> <br>History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 9. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iithe last days of 2.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/akrabbim.htm"><span class="l"><b>Akrabbim</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> to abound in this whole district, and hence the name (Numbers 34:4). It is called<br> "Maaleh-acrabbim" in Joshua 15:3, and "the ascent of <b>Akrabbim</b>" in Numbers 34:4 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/akrabbim.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/maaleh-akrabbim.htm"><span class="l">Maaleh-<b>akrabbim</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Maaleh-<b>akrabbim</b>. Maaleh-acrabbim, Maaleh-<b>akrabbim</b>. Maani .<br> Multi-Version Concordance Maaleh-<b>akrabbim</b> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/maaleh-akrabbim.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/scorpion.htm"><span class="l">Scorpion (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SCORPION. skor'-pi-un (aqrabh; compare Arabic<br> aqrab, "scorpion"; ma`aleh `aqrabbim, "the ascent of <b>Akrabbim</b>"; skorpios. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/scorpion.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zin.htm"><span class="l">Zin (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> ZIN. (1) A town in the extreme South of Judah, on the line separating that province<br> from Edom, named between the ascent of <b>Akrabbim</b> and Kadesh-barnea (Numbers 34 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zin.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ascent.htm"><span class="l">Ascent (32 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 34:4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of <b>Akrabbim</b>,<br> and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ascent.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sela.htm"><span class="l">Sela (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In Judges 1:36 its association with the Ascent of <b>Akrabbim</b> shuts us up<br> to a position toward the southwestern end of the Dead Sea. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sela.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/barnea.htm"><span class="l">Barnea (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 34:4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of <b>Akrabbim</b>,<br> and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/barnea.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/akrab'bim.htm"><span class="l">Akrab'bim (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Akrab'bim. <b>Akrabbim</b>, Akrab'bim. Alabaster . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Akrab'bim (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b> (DBY RSV). <b>Akrabbim</b>, Akrab'bim. Alabaster . Reference <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/akrab'bim.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/addar.htm"><span class="l">Addar (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 34:4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of <b>Akrabbim</b>,<br> and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/addar.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/southward.htm"><span class="l">Southward (42 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 34:4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of <b>Akrabbim</b>,<br> and pass along to Zin; and the goings out of it shall be southward of Kadesh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/southward.htm - 20k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Akrabbim (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Numbers 34:4</a></span><br />and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of <span class="boldtext">Akrabbim</span>, 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;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a></span><br />and it went out southward of the ascent of <span class="boldtext">Akrabbim</span>, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka;<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36</a></span><br />The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of <span class="boldtext">Akrabbim</span>, from the rock, and upward.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/akrabbim.htm">Akrabbim</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/akrabbim--a_chain_of_hills_in_the_south_of_palestine.htm">Akrabbim: A Chain of Hills in the South of Palestine</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/alabaster.htm">Alabaster (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/akrabbim.htm">Akrabbim (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/ran.htm">Ran (100 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/a/akrabattine.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Akrabattine"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Akrabattine" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/a/akrab'bim.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Akrab'bim"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Akrab'bim" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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