Encyclopedia entry
Maaleh-acrabbim
Ascent of the scorpions; i.e., “scorpion-hill”, a pass on the south-eastern border of Palestine (Num. 34:4; Josh. 15:3). It is identified with the pass of Sufah, entering Palestine from the great Wady el-Fikreh, south of the Dead Sea. (See AKRABBIM.)
Scripture on Maaleh-acrabbim
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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