Numbers 21:3Yahweh 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.
The setting
Negev Desert, southern Israel, ~1445 BC. The Israelites have just won their first major victory since leaving Egypt...
The emotion here: recording with amazement at God's faithfulness
The original word
shama (שָׁמַע) — to hear with intent to respond, not just passive listening
Why it matters
Hormah means 'destruction' - they literally named the place after what happened there
Read with care
What most readers miss in Numbers 21:3
This was their FIRST military victory after 40 years of wandering - breakthrough moment
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the violence, but miss that this was Israel's first answered prayer for military help after decades of defeat and wandering.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Numbers 21:3
Bible Genome reading
Numbers 21:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Numbers 21:3 comes from the book of Numbers, written during the exodus period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include answered prayer, victory. Notable phrases: Yahweh listened; utterly destroyed.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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