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Then Israel made a solemn promise to the LORD and said, "If you give this people into our hands, we will completely destroy their city."
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The LORD heard the voice of Israel and handed the Canaanites over. They completely destroyed them and their cities, so the name of the place is called Hormah.
4
They marched from Mount Hor on the Reed Sea road around the land of Edom. The people became impatient on the road.
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The people spoke against God and Moses: "Why did you bring us up from Egypt to kill us in the desert, where there is no food or water. And we detest this miserable bread!"
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So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people and they bit the people. Many of the Israelites died.