Numbers 21:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³ The Lord answered their prayer and helped them wipe out the Canaanite army and completely destroy their towns. That's why one of the towns is named Hormah, which means “Destroyed Place.”

Moses Makes a Bronze Snake

^4 (A) The Israelites had to go around the territory of Edom, so when they left Mount Hor, they headed south toward the Red Sea.^[a] But along the way, the people became so impatient ^5 (B) that they complained against God and said to Moses, “Did you bring us out of Egypt, just to let us die in the desert? There's no water out here, and we can't stand this awful food!”