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Hormah
Town or city mentioned in 9 verses of the Bible, most often in Joshua.
Where it appears
Joshua (3), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- Numbers 14:45 first mention — 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,
- Judges 1:17 — And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
- 1 Samuel 30:30 — And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach,
- 1 Chronicles 4:30 — And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
Nearby places
- Moladah 6 km
- Aroer 7 km
- Kabzeel 9 km
- Telem 9 km
- Negeb 12 km
- Beer-sheba 12 km
- Hazar-shual 12 km
- Eltolad 12 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. OpenBible.info rates this identification as uncertain; scholars propose other sites. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.