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Sorek
Choice vine, the name of a valley, i.e., a torrent-bed, now the Wady Surar, “valley of the fertile spot,” which drains the western Judean hills, and flowing by Makkedah and Jabneel, falls into the sea some eight miles south of Joppa. This was the home of Deliah, whom Samson loved (Judg. 16:4).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(red), The valley of, a wady in which lay the residence of Delilah. (Judges 16:4) It was possibly nearer Gaza than any other of the chief Philistine cities, since thither Samson was taken after his capture at Delilah’s house.
In the Bible
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Verses where Sorek is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Judges 16:4
Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Scripture on Sorek
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Entries that reference Sorek
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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