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Judges 1:36

King James Version (KJV)

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Judges 1:36

Verse 36 of 36

Scripture focus

And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

Judges 1:36 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 1:36

Theological / Devotional

Coast of the Amorites. Rather, “boundary of the Amorites.” This verse has no connection with the preceding one except that, having mentioned the Amorites, the author pauses to explain that the Amorite territory formerly extended as far south as these places, which, in the main, constitute the Edomite frontier. The southern tribes of the Israelites had conquered territory as far south as this old border.

The going up to Akrabbim. Literally, “scorpion pass.”

The rock. That is, “the cliff.” Many take this as a reference to Petra, the cliff citadel of the Edomites and Nabataeans, but it more likely refers to a landmark on the Judean side of the Arabah. The entire verse is somewhat obscure.

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