Numbers 21:2-3
2 a And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will indeed give this people into my hand, then I will devote their cities to destruction.” ▼
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That is, set apart ( devote) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verse 3
3 And the Lord heeded the voice of Israel and gave over the Canaanites, and they devoted them and their cities to destruction. So the name of the place was called c Hormah.
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Hormah means destruction
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