Bible Location
Meaning: leprosy; scab; hornet · 9 cross references · Modern-day map available
Zorah was a town on the borderland of Judah and Dan overlooking the Valley of Sorek. It is important because it was the home region of Samson and part of the strategic lowland-hill frontier between Israel and Philistia. First appears in Josh 15:33.1
Place meaning
leprosy; scab; hornet
Coordinates
31.76, 34.97
First appears
Josh 15:33
AI summary: Zorah is best remembered through Samson. Its position in the Sorek region places it in one of the most contested border zones between Israel and the Philistines, and that frontier context helps explain its narrative importance. Because Samson's origins, movements, and burial are tied to the area, Zorah remains closely linked to the judges-period struggle in the lowlands. The cross references present it as a border town of identity, conflict, and remembered strength.1
Place meaning
leprosy; scab; hornet
Latitude
31.76
Longitude
34.97
Bible references
9
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 (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 Wady Surar, 8 miles west of Jerusalem. It is noticed on monuments in the fifteenth century B.C. as attacked by the Abiri or Hebrews. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Josh | |
| Judg | |
| 2Chr |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.