Judges 1:36

36 And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrab'bim, from Sela and upward.

Judges 1:36 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:36

And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to
Akrabbim Of which (See Gill on Numbers 34:4) and (See Gill on 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 powerful people among the Canaanites, and lay on both sides of Jordan, and were very troublesome to Israel, yet were at length destroyed, ( Amos 2:9 ) .

Judges 1:36 In-Context

34 The Amorites pressed the Danites back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain;

35 the Amorites persisted in dwelling in Har-heres, in Ai'jalon, and in Sha-al'bim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily upon them, and they became subject to forced labor.

36 And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrab'bim, from Sela and upward.