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Valley of Sorek in the Bible.

Valley of Sorek is a valley in the Bible, about 18 km (11 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Judges 16:4.

About Valley of 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).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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The verse that names Valley of Sorek.

Judges 1

  • Judges 16:4And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Questions about Valley of Sorek.

Where is Valley of Sorek in the Bible?

Valley of Sorek is a valley about 18 km (11 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Valley of Sorek named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Valley of Sorek in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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