Numbers 21:3 meaning and explanation
And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.
Numbers 21:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Israel had just been attacked by the Canaanite king of Arad, who carried off some of them as prisoners. Israel vowed that if God gave them victory they would devote the enemy's cities to destruction, meaning they were set apart for God by total removal.
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