Zorah

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Zorah (Hebrew: צרעה‎), perhaps "place of wasps," a town in the low country of Judah, afterwards given to Dan (Josh. 19:41; Judg. 18:2), probably the same as Zoreah ((Josh. 15:33). This was Samson's birthplace (Judg. 13:2, 25), and near it he found a grave (Judg. 16:31). It was situated on the crest of a hill overlooking the valley of Sorek, and was fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:10). 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 name is now located nearby.

This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.