“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.”
The LORD listened to the voice of Israel, and handed over the Canaanites; and Israel utterly destroyed them and their cities; so the place was called Hormah — God hears the vow and grants victory; Israel fulfills the vow completely. Hormah means 'destruction' (from cherem, devoted to destruction); the place name memorializes Israel's first successful conquest in Canaan. The victory is swift and total, contrasting with the wilderness period's trials. Israel has begun the conquest, though the Promised Land proper remains ahead.
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