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Akrabbim in the Bible.

Akrabbim is a mountain pass in the Bible, about 97 km (60 miles) south of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 3 verses, from Numbers 34:4 to Judges 1:36.

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About 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 (Num. 34:4). It is called “Maaleh-acrabbim” in Josh. 15:3, and “the ascent of Akrabbim” in Num. 34:4.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 3 verses that name Akrabbim.

Numbers 1

  • Numbers 34:4And 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 Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon:

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 15:3And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

Judges 1

  • Judges 1:36And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

Questions about Akrabbim.

Where is Akrabbim in the Bible?

Akrabbim is a mountain pass about 97 km (60 miles) south of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Akrabbim named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Akrabbim in 3 verses, in 3 books, from Numbers 34:4 to Judges 1:36.

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