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	Sorek, Valley Of (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
		This valley is of importance in the historical geography of Palestine out of all proportion to its scanty mention in the Old Testament (HGHL, 218 ff.).
		The Valley of Sorek is a name which probably belonged only to the open, fertile valley, well suited for vineyards, which traverses the Shephelah.
		The valley passes between the lofty hill of Sara'h (Zorah) to the North and 'Ain Shems (Beth-shemesh) and Tibneh (Timnah) on the South.
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/8302/Sorek-Valley-Of.htm (533 words)

	Brook of Sorek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Brook of Sorek, also called the Valley of Sorek, (in Hebrew nachal sorek), mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 of the Hebrew Bible, is probably a point on the border between the ancient Philistines and the Tribe of Dan of the ancient Israelites.
		The Midrash (Numbers Rabbah 9) states that the sorek is a "fruitless tree" (the word rek means "empty" in Hebrew), implying a moral lesson and metaphor suggesting that Samson's involvement in his affair with Delilah was eventually "fruitless".
		However, another etymology suggests that "sorek" means "Special vine" and refers to the grapes and wines grown in the area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brook_of_Sorek (268 words)

	Shephelah
		The Valley of Sorek and the Valley of Elah were guarded by Timnah, Beth-shemesh and Azekah, respectively.
		From north to south the wadis are: the Valley of Aijalon, the Sorek Valley, the Valley of Elah, the Guvrin Valley (Zephatha), the Valley of Lachish, and the Valley of Adorayim (Wadi el-Hesi).
		Towns situated at the entrance to these valleys and along their ascents toward the hill country served both to guard settlements of the interior and to take advantage of trade passing along these east-west corridors.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/sh/Shephelah.htm (470 words)

	Vale, Valley - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		"a land of hills and valleys" (Deuteronomy 11:11); with place-names: "valley of Jericho" (Deuteronomy 34:3); "valley of Lebanon" (Joshua 11:17); "valley of Megiddo" (2 Chronicles 35:22); "valley of Mizpah" (Joshua 11:8).
		"valley (the King James Version "river") of the Arnon" (Deuteronomy 2:24); "valley of Eshcol" (Numbers 32:9); "valley of Gerar" (Genesis 26:17); "valley of Shittim" (Joel 3:18); "valley of Sorek" (Judges 16:4); "valley of Zered" (Numbers 21:12).
		The valley of the Jordan, the valley of Megiddo and the valley of Lebanon (i.e.
	www.searchgodsword.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T9040 (395 words)

	Plains and Valleys of Palestine
		From this valley to the great desert near Gaza, and the Dead Sea, are a succession of mountain ridges, first the mountain of Ephraim, and then to the south the mountains of Judah.
		Just as the mountains of Gilboa extend to the northeast of the valley of Jezreel, so there are to the northwest of the same naked rides, which form parts of Carmel, which gradually declines to the sea.
		The Carmel mountains extend southeasterly towards the left side of the valley of Jezreel, till they touch the mountains of Ephraim, in the neighbourhood of the village Kut, which is west of Dshinin, the ancient EnGannim.
	www.jewish-history.com /palestine/valleys.html (2223 words)

	Blue Letter Bible - ISBE - Vale, Valley
		The valley gate (Ne 2:13, etc.) may have had about the location of the present Jaffa gate, if by "valley" is meant the valley of Hinnom.
		The valleys of the mountainous part of Palestine are mostly dry, rocky wadies with occasional torrents m the winter season.
		Coele-Syria) contain much cultivable land: "the herds that were in the valleys" (1Ch 27:29): "They of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley" (1Sa 6:13); "The valleys also are covered over with grain" (Ps 65:13).
	cf.blueletterbible.org /isbe/isbe.cfm?id=9047 (300 words)

	The Valley of Aijalon by Ferrell Jenkins at biblicalstudies.info and bibleworld.com.
		The Valley of Aijalon by Ferrell Jenkins at biblicalstudies.info and bibleworld.com.
		To the north is the valley of Aijalon.
		Further south is the valley of Sorek, and then the valley of Elah.
	biblicalstudies.info /aijalon.htm (417 words)

	Sorek - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		Sorek, in the Bible, valley, SW ancient Palestine, the home of Delilah.
		New technology hothouse at Sorek Nuclear Research Center.
		Timnah: A Biblical City in the Sorek Valley.(Review)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Sorek.html (232 words)

	Part 2, Chapter 4, Lands of the Bible - J.W. McGarvey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		This valley runs north and south, and for about five miles north of the city and a mile or more south it is thickly set with olive-trees and other vegetation.
		The valley is separated from the plain to the east of it by a sand-ridge, and a similar ridge of perfectly bare sand extends from its western side to the seashore, a distance of about two miles.
		It is the surplus of the winter rainfall on the mountains and plains of the interior slowly percolating along the surface of the underlying rock toward the sea.
	www.dabar.org /mcgarvey/lands/P2_C04.htm (5891 words)

	Leisure Article
		Beth Shemesh was the most important Israelite city in the Sorek Valley as it watched both east-west traffic through the Sorek Valley and north-south traffic along the "Diagonal Route." Recent excavations have shown a thriving city here from the Middle Bronze Age through the Iron II period.
		On the north side of the Sorek Valley across from Beth Shemesh are the ancient villages of Zorah (top of ridge, center) and Eshtaol (off picture to the right).
		Excavations of Beth Shemesh are visible in the foreground and the Sorek Valley to the west is behind.
	www.virtualjerusalem.com /leisure/jewishleisure_article.php?article_id=1703 (361 words)

	Judges 16:4 After this it came about that he loved a woman
		And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
		After this he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Deli'lah.
		Judges 16:4 JPS: And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
	bible.cc /judges/16-4.htm (298 words)

	Chapter Delilah of Stories from the Bible by Walter De La Mare
		Time went by, and as, while he was young and ardent and impetuous, after but one glance into her face, he had come to love the beautiful young daughter of the Philistine of Timnath, so again, when he was a man of full age, he came to love another Philistine woman.
		Her name was Delilah; she lived in the valley of Sorek and not far distant from the village of Zorah, green then with trees among the hills, where Samson himself was born.
		When word of this was brought to the ears of the five princes or lords of the Philistines, they came to the house of Delilah and communed with her in secret.
	www.bibliomania.com /0/0/281/1952/25987/1.html (859 words)

	Major Trade Routes
		The Via Maris cuts across the Jezreel Valley, through the hills of Lower Galilee, skirts the shore of the Sea of Galilee, heads northeast to Damascus from Hazor.
		There are certain valleys where it is easier to ascend to the hill country than in other places.
		The King’s Highway, the valley route, traverses the eastern tableland.
	www.bibarch.com /ArchaeologicalSites/TradeRoutes.htm (670 words)

	Creation Safaris: Christian Hiking and Educational Outdoor Adventures: Topical Bible Studies
		NUM 13:23 Then they came to the valley of Eshcol and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two men, with some of the pomegranates and the figs.
		From Aroer, which is by the valley of Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead and its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
		JOS 15:7 And the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and turned northward toward Gilgal which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south of the valley; and the border continued to the waters of En-shemesh, and it ended at En-rogel.
	www.creationsafaris.com /tbcanyon.htm (1192 words)

	Judges 16 Commentary
		Valley of Sorek lay between Zorah and Timnah on the border of Judah and Philistia.
		This time he found a woman in the valley, not too far from home; and he fell in love with her.
		The Valley of Sorek was near his home, but Samson’s heart was already far from God.
	www.preceptaustin.org /judges_16_commentary.htm (13195 words)

	c4c
		The valley runs east-west, and Ekron and Timnah are both in the western part of it.
		Even today a glimmer of the city's past glory is visible whenever the train speeds past the mound on its run to Jerusalem, for the tell sits astride an ancient east-west highway that followed the Sorek Valley and linked the coastal plain on the west to the Judean hills and Jerusalem on the east.
		Scripture does not state specifically where she was from, only that she came from the valley of Sorek, meaning the "valley (wadi) of the choice vine." This name would, no doubt, have been affirmed by Samson, since both his wife and now Delilah were from the valley.
	www.phoenixdatasystems.com /goliath/c4/c4c.htm (2751 words)

	J. W. McGarvey's Lands of the Bible: Part Second, Chapter IV.
		We have seen that the western view from Beth'-shemesh lies along the broad and beautiful floor of the Valley of Sorek, which runs out into the Philis'tine Plain (pages 262, 263).
		The western course of the Valley of Elah, after its curve a mile or two north of Bêt Nettîf', runs parallel with the Valley of Sorek, and lies about three miles south of it, with high and rocky hills between.
		The valley is separated from the [265] plain to the east of it by a sand-ridge, and a similar ridge of perfectly bare sand extends from its western side to the seashore, a distance of about two miles.
	biblestudyguide.org /geography/mcg-lob/LOB204.HTM (5880 words)

	Bible History 5.6: Samson, Part 1
		While they were thus abiding as yet in the wadi just downslope from Jerusalem, in the Valley of Sorek, in and around Zorah, one of the local families had a visit from God.
		This showed how far things had gone, for just across the Valley of Sorek there was a shrine to the sun god at Beth-shemesh (Beth - "House," shemesh - "of the Sun").
		Samson fell hard for a young lady there and asked his father to negotiate a marriage, as was the custom of the time.
	ed.asisaid.com /bible/bibhist/bibhist32.html (1248 words)

	BibleMaster.com - Study Aids - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		"(Samson) loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah" (Judges 16:4).
		Jerome (OS, 153, 6) mentions a Capharsorec which was near Saraa (ancient ZORAH (which see)); this latter is undoubtedly the village of Sura`h, high up upon the northern slopes of the great Wady es Surar.
		This valley is of importance in the historical geography of Palestine out of all proportion to its scanty mention in the Old Testament (HGHL, 218).
	www.biblemaster.com /bible/ency/isb/view.asp?number=8302 (325 words)

	delilah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Samson met and fell in love with Delilah in the Valley of Sorek.
		Looking down the Valley of Sorek toward the Philistine cities.
		4 After this he fell in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
	www.earlham.edu /~vandsa/otproj/delilah.html (93 words)

	SermonCentral.com: What is YOUR Price? by James May
		Judges 16:4-5, "And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
		The Valley of Sorek was half a mile from the brook Eshcol, from where the spies had brought a bunch of grapes, as a specimen of the fruit of the land of Canaan; when Moses had first come to the River Jordan.
		Because it was a valley filled with vineyards, the valley also became famous for the best wine.
	www.sermoncentral.com /sermon.asp?SermonID=83900& (952 words)

	Judges And Ruth
		Her home was in the valley of Sorek, hard by Samson’s own home.
		And when the lords of the Philistines sought her cooperation, the narrative says they “came up unto her”, as though implying that she did not live in their territory, but in the hill-country.
		For had he died summarily in Sorek by a thrust from a Philistine spear, he had died a reprobate.
	www.christadelphianbooks.org /haw/judges_ruth/ch19.html (2766 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The fields of Nahal Sorek is the area where Samson met Delilah (Judges 16).
		Bet Shemesh controlled access to the mountains of Judah through the Sorek Valley.
		The Philistines sent the Israelite Arch of the Covenant back to Israel through the Sorek Valley and by Tel Bet Shemesh (1 Samuel 5).
	members.tripod.com /~lenapedata/nahal-sorek.htm (78 words)

	Opera Pacific - Synopsis of "Samson & Delilah", February 22 - 27, 2005
		Down the temple steps comes Delilah, supported by her women, who sing of the delights of spring in the delicate style of Gounod.
		She declares that Samson has conquered her heart and invites him to join her in her retreat in the valley of Sorek.
		The Valley of Sorek The introduction paints a musical picture of the luxuriant foliage that decks Delilah’s retreat.
	www.operapacific.org /Season/eventSynopsis.php/SID_7/EID_22 (1200 words)

	Biblical Tour: Ayalon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In Biblical times the Philistines were a major threat to Jerusalem and the valley protected the Jerusalem hills from attack.
		The scene with the most famous femme fatale in the Bible, Delilah, Samson, and the Philistines is also set in the nearby valley of Sorek (Judges 16:4).
		The Valley of Ayalon is also famous for one of Joshua's battles in which he calls upon the sun to stop its progression in the sky until the battle is over: "O sun, stand still upon Gibeon, and you, O moon, in the Valley of Ayalon" (Joshua 10:12).
	www.jafi.org.il /geo/ayalon/index.html (276 words)

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		For the first time since the cancer went into remission, I am worried about what’s going to become of me. In my body, I house a tiny piece of metal which is supposedly keeping me alive.
		"Pilot" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.
		The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him.
	members.tripod.com /~Blaurosen/inthevalley.txt (2336 words)

	Ein Kerem, Intifada, Bethlehem Shepherd's Fields (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The church of St. John is in a small valley built over a grotto that contains his birthplace (according to legend.) Halfway up the hillside is a beautiful church, which I was encouraged to visit, which Father Giorgio called, "the Visitation" (more on this spot momentarily).
		Both the church and the University lie above the beautiful valley of Sorek, which is said to be the exact location where Sampson went down to meet Delilah.
		Climbing the impressive and ancient stones, one had a beautiful view of the Sorek Valley.
	www.highrock.com /travel/Israel2001/Israel4.htm (1606 words)

	Newsletter 8 - Tales from the Woods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Stories of our ancestors who lived in the Sorek Valley, between Jerusalem and Jaffa thousands of years ago.
		We return to Samson, "The Hero" (not the Power Drive) who led a colorful life that ended in a glorious death.
		One fine day Samson fell in love with a woman from the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
	tzora.com /nl8_tales.html (433 words)

	Elah: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography
		...Valley of Aijalon; Beth-shemesh, Timnah and Zorah on the Valley of Sorek Wadi S arar ; Socoh and Azekah on the Valley of Elah; Lachish and Mareshah on the road to Hebron.
		The frequent references to these cities in the Bible are due to the many battles...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/elah.jsp?l=E&p=1 (871 words)

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