Numbers 21:1-3

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[1] The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. [2] Israel vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. [3] Yahweh listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and the name of the place was called Hormah.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Places in this passage

Numbers 21:1-3 mentions Ammon, Arnon, Bashan, Dibon, Edom, Edrei, Egypt, Jabbok, Jeshimon, King’s Highway, Mattanah, Medeba, Moab, Negeb, Valley of Zered, Waheb and Way of the Red Sea.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner