The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:8
Hermon ( חֶרְמוֹן ), probably from חָרַם , to be high, "the lofty peak," conspicuous on all sides. By some the name is supposed to be connected with חֶרֶם , a devoted thing, because this mountain marked the limit of the country devoted or placed under a ban; and it is certainly remarkable that, at the extreme north-east and the extreme southwest of the laud conquered by the Israelites, names derived from Herem , viz. Hermon and Hormah ( Deuteronomy 1:44 ), should be... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:6
The destruction of the populations. The difficulty is often urged of the numerous cases of the destruction of entire populations recorded in Scripture, and said to be commanded by God. It is a difficulty which all have felt, and which deserves remark. It is not questioned that, as a matter of policy , it was wise to root out these populations from the lands in which they dwelt; but the justice and humanity of the measure are thought to be more doubtful. The believer, on the other hand,... read more