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SOREK

(Heb. śōrēq),

VALLEY OF

Wadi eṣ-Òarâr/Naḥal Sorek/Nahr Rubin, which forms a natural passage into the Judean hill country for travelers beginning in the coastal area of Jaffa. The valley follows the wide meanders of the Sorek streambed across the fertile alluvial soil. At the base of the hill country, the valley widens at its juncture with the Wadi Ghurab descending from the north and the Wadi en-Najil from the south. Overlooking the confluence of the three wadis, the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol sat on the northern side, Beth-shemesh on the south. The settlements of the Sorek (Timnah, Beth-shemesh) maintained vigilance over trade passing through the valley destined for Jerusalem or Bethlehem in the interior or turning south toward the other valleys and settlements within the Shephelah. Delilah’s home was in the Sorek Valley (Judg. 16:4).

Bibliography. Y. Aharoni, The Land of the Bible, 2nd ed. (Philadelphia, 1979); G. A. Smith, The Historical Geography of the Holy Land, 25th ed. (New York, 1966).

David C. Maltsberger

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SOREK

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)