Hormah
Ancient site; 7 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tel Masos.
Placesettlement9 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Tel Masos449
- Tel Halif141
- Tel Malhata96
- Tell esh Sharia82
- Tel Ira39
- Tell Beit Mirsim20
- Shivta5
References
Topical references
- A city southwest of the Dead Sea — Numbers 14:45; Numbers 21:1; Deuteronomy 1:44
- Captured by the tribes of Judah and Simeon — Judges 1:17; Joshua 12:14
- Allotted to the tribe of Simeon — Joshua 19:4; 1 Chronicles 4:30
- Within the territory allotted to Judah — Joshua 15:30; 1 Samuel 30:30
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.