(the ascent of , or the going up to ); also MAALEH-ACRABBIM (the scorpion pass ), a pass between the south end of the Dead Sea and Zin, forming one of the landmarks on the south boundary at once of Judah, ( Joshua 15:3 ) and of the Holy Land. ( Numbers 34:4 ) Also the boundary of the Amorites. ( Judges 1:36 ) As to the name, scorpions abound in the whole of this district.