Akrabbim
עַקְרַבִּים · ma.a.leh aq.rab.bim · H4610“scorpions” Hitchcock's 18693 mentions in 3 books, most in Numbers (1)
Where it is
30.69° N, 35.26° E
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Mentioned most in
Counted from 3 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Akrabbim, meaning "scorpions," is mentioned in Numbers 34:4 and Joshua 15:3 as a geographic feature that marked the southern border of the Promised Land and the tribe of Judah. It is described as an ascent or pass, likely located in the Negev region. The exact location of Akrabbim is not certain, but it is believed to be in the vicinity of the Dead Sea and the Zin Desert. The pass served as an important boundary marker for the Israelites as they prepared to enter and divide the land of Canaan.
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Every mention
3 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Numbers 1 mention
Joshua 1 mention
Judges 1 mention
What the dictionary says
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…
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain