Bible Strands
Judges 1:36
And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the territorial limits following the tribal conquests, describing the specific region where the Amorites were confined while the house of Joseph grew stronger.
The words — גְבוּל (geVul) means border or boundary, and עַקְרַבִּים ('akrabbiym) means scorpions, identifying the landmark Ascent of Akrabbim.
The thread — This boundary marker reappears in Numbers 34:4 and Joshua 15:2 as the southern starting point for the allotment of the land.
Why it lands — It establishes a concrete geographical limit that illustrates how tribal dominance reshapes territorial control, requiring the reader to track historical land distributions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
Cross-references
- Numbers 34:4 cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,
- Joshua 15:2 Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,