(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.