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Hormah
Hormah was a town in the Negev, the southern region of Canaan. During the wilderness period, Israel was defeated and driven back as far as this place, and the town was later named for the "utter destruction" Israel brought upon it. It appears in Numbers, Joshua, Judges, and other books.
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- ZephathBible
Zephath was a town in southern Canaan mentioned in Judges 1:17. According to the biblical account, the tribes of Judah and Simeon together attacked and utterly destroyed it, and the town was then renamed Hormah.
- HeremBible
Herem is the Old Testament practice of devoting people or objects wholly to God, removing them from ordinary use and usually destroying them. The term is often rendered "utter destruction" or "devotion to destruction."
- HokmahBible
Hokmah is the Hebrew word for "wisdom." In the Old Testament it covers a wide range of meanings, from a craftsman's skill to the wisdom of a life lived in the fear of God. It is a central concept of the wisdom literature, including Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes.
- WisdomBible
In the Bible, wisdom (Hebrew chokmah) is the ability to judge rightly and live well, an ability that begins with the fear of God. The New Testament connects wisdom with Christ and with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Verses in the King James Version 9, showing 6
- Numbers 14:45
Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
- Numbers 21:3
And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
- Deuteronomy 1:44
And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
- Joshua 12:14
The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
- Joshua 15:30
And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
- Joshua 19:4
And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
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