Acrabatene
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary [1]
a district of Judaea, extending between Shechem (now Napolose) and Jericho, inclining east. It was about twelve miles in length. The Acrabatene had its name from a place called Akrabbim, about nine miles from Shechem, eastward. This was also the name of another district of Judea on the frontier of Idumea, toward the northern extremity of the Dead Sea.
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [2]
Acrabate´ne, a district in that portion of Judea which lies towards the south end of the Dead Sea, occupied by the Edomites during the Captivity, and afterwards known as Idumaea. It is mentioned in 1 Maccabees 5:3; Joseph. Antiq. xii. 8, 1. It is assumed to have taken its name from the Maaleh Akrabbim, or Steep of the Scorpions, mentioned in Numbers 34:4, and Joshua 15:3, as the southern extremity of the tribe of Judah [AKRABBIM]. Another district of the same name is mentioned by Josephus as extending between Shechem and Jericho, but it is not mentioned in Scripture.
