And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
The territory of the Amorites stretched from the Ascent of Akrabbim, starting from the rocky area and extending upward into the hills.
This verse describes the geographical boundaries of where the Amorite people lived, marking their territory from a specific mountain pass upward into the highlands.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes at the end of Judges chapter 1, which describes the incomplete conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes. The Amorites were one of the Canaanite peoples who continued to occupy significant territory despite Israel's military campaigns. The Ascent of Akrabbim (meaning 'scorpions') was a mountain pass on the southern border of Judah, and this verse shows how the Amorites controlled the higher, more defensible terrain.
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