Zorah

Zorah

Zorah ( _he. צרעה), perhaps "place of wasps," a town in the low country of Judah, afterwards given to Dan (; Judg. 18:2), probably the same as Zoreah ((). This was Samson's birthplace (), and near it he found a grave (). It was situated on the crest of a hill overlooking the valley of Sorek, and was fortified by Rehoboam (). It has been identified with Sur'ah, in the Wadi Surar, 8 miles west of Jerusalem. It is noticed on monuments in the 15th century B.C. as attacked by the Apiru or Hebrews.

A kibbutz of this Hebrew name is now located nearby.


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