Akrabbim
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| Type | mountain pass |
|---|---|
| Also called | Scorpion Pass, Ascent of Akrabbim, Scorpion Ascent, Scorpions’ Ascent, Maaleh-acrabbim |
| Most likely | Ma’ale Akrabbim (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.907° N, 35.131° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 34:4 |
Akrabbim is a mountain pass named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Ma’ale Akrabbim (high confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Ma’ale Akrabbim | high (73%) | 30.907° N, 35.131° E |
| Jebel Umm al Aqarib | very low (5%) | 31.194° N, 35.577° E |
Verses
Numbers
- 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:cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,
Joshua
- 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:proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.
Judges
- Judges 1:36And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.