Judges 1:36

“And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to Akrabbim, etc.] Of which (see Gill on “<043404>Numbers 34:4”) and (see Gill on “<061503>Joshua 15:3”): from the rock, and upwards; even from the city Petra in Idumea, and beyond that; and there was a country near Idumea, called Acrabatane, from this mountain Akrabbim, ''Then Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea at Arabattine, because they besieged Gael: and he gave them a great overthrow, and abated their courage, and took their spoils.” (1 Maccabees 5:3) such was the extent of these people, that their coast reached from the places, mentioned to the mountains where the above cities of Dan were; they were the most…”

“The going up to Akrabbim - See the margin and references; properly “the ascent of scorpions,” with which the whole region abounds. The rock - Petra, the capital of Idumea, so called from the mass of precipitous rock which encloses the town, and out of which many of its buildings are excavated. The original word “Selah” is always used of the rock at Kadesh-Barnea Numbers 20:8-11, near Petra (compare Obadiah 1:3). This leads us to look for “the ascent of scorpions,” here coupled with סלע הס has-sela‛, in the same neighborhood. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Judges 1". "Barnes'…”

“Akrabbim - Which was in the southern part of Canaan, Jos 15:2-3, from whence it went up towards the north. This is added to shew the great power and large extent of this people. Next: Judges Chapter 2”

“from the going: or, Maaleh-akrabbim, Num 34:4; Jos 15:2 Next: Judges Chapter 2”

“In order to explain the supremacy of the Amorites in the territory of Dan, a short notice is added concerning their extension in the south of Palestine. "The territory of the Amorites was," i.e., extended (viz., at the time of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites), "from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock onwards and farther up." Maaleh-Akrabbim (ascensus scorpiorum) was the sharply projecting line of cliffs which intersected the Ghor below the Dead Sea, and formed the southern boundary of the promised land (see at Num 34:4 and Jos 15:2-3). מהסּלע, from the rock, is not doubt given as a second point upon the boundary of the Amoritish territory, as the repetition of the מן clearly…”