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3. Maaleh-acrabbim. Literally, “hill of scorpions,” or “ascent of scorpions” (see Num. 34:4), perhaps because of the number of scorpions in that area. It was probably situated halfway between Mt. Halak and the Dead Sea. Mt. Halak is mentioned also in Joshua 11:17, 12:7.

Passed along to Zin. It is more accurate to read, “crossed over toward Zin,” that is, the line passed over the mountain.

Kadesh-barnea. The complete clause reads, literally, “and went up from the south to Kadesh-barnea,” a considerable distance south of Beersheba. Some have identified it with ‘Ain el-Qudeirât, 73 mi. (118 km.) south of Hebron; others, with ‘Ain Qedeis, about 5 mi. (8 km.) southeast.

Hezron. The exact locations of Hezron, Adar, and Karkaa are not known. The border evidently ran northwesterly from Kadesh as far as Adar, and then made a turn to the west, following probably the border between the Wilderness of Paran and the Wilderness of Zin. Kadesh-barnea seems to have been situated on this border, since it is spoken of as being in both wilderness (Num. 13:26; 20:1).