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Akrabbim

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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ak -rab´im (once in the King James Version, Acrabbim ( Joshua 15:3 ); עקרבּים , ‛aḳrabbı̄m , "scorpions"): three times found (Numbers 34:4; Joshua 15:3; Judges 1:36 ), and always with מעלה , ma‛ăleh , "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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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Akrabbim'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/akrabbim.html. 1915.
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