Deuteronomy 1:42-44
1:44 a Hormah is perhaps modern Khirbet el-Meshash, a site seven miles southeast of Beersheba. The ancient name is derived from the verb kharam, which means to “devastate” or “annihilate.” The Israelites indeed devastated Hormah (Num 14:45 b; 21:3 c).
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