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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 1:44

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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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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