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Zorah

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

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Zo´rah (hornets' town), a town reckoned as in the plain of Judah (), but inhabited by Danites (), not far from Eshtaol, and chiefly celebrated as the birthplace of Samson (; ; ; ; ; comp. ; ). The site may still be recognized under the name of Surah, situated upon a spur of the mountains running into the plain north of Beth-shemesh.

 

 

 

 

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Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Zorah'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​z/zorah.html.
 
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