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Akrabbim
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ak rawb' bihm) Place name meaning, “scorpions.” The “ascent of Akrabbim” lies southwest of the Dead Sea forming the southern border of Canaan (Numbers 34:4; Joshua 15:3; Judges 1:36 ). It is a mountain pass on the road southeast of Beersheba, today called Neqb es-Safa. Recent study has found the Scorpion Pass mentioned in other Near Eastern literature.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Akrabbim'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/a/akrabbim.html. 1991.