Deu 1:44 | TNotes | STEP | 1:44 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 ; 21:3 ).

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‏ Deuteronomy 1:44

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).