maaleh-acrabbim Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
maaleh-acrabbim in Easton's Bible Dictionary
ascent of the scorpions; i.e., "scorpion-hill", a pass on the south-eastern border of Israel (Num. 34:4; Josh. 15:3). It is identified with the pass of Sufah, entering Israel from the great Wady el-Fikreh, south of the Dead Sea. (See AKRABBIM T0000163.)
maaleh-acrabbim in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
MAAL'EH-ACRAB'BIM (the ascent of scorpions). Josh 15:3. The form is given elsewhere as Akrabbim.