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Created page with "'''Zorah''' (tsor-aw', Hebrew: '''צָרְעָה''', also called ''Zoreah'')<ref>[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6881.htm Strong's Hebrew Dictionary 6881. Tsorah]</ref> was an anc..."
'''Zorah''' (tsor-aw', Hebrew: '''צָרְעָה''', also called ''Zoreah'')<ref>[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6881.htm Strong's Hebrew Dictionary 6881. Tsorah]</ref> was an ancient city primarily noted for its mentions in the [[Bible]]. It was an ancient city located within south-central [[Israel]] in the region of the [[Shephelah]]. According to the [[Book of Joshua]], this city was allotted to the tribe of [[Dan]],<ref>{{bibleref|book=Joshua|chap=19|verses=41}}</ref> one of the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel|twelve tribes]] of Israel. People from this location may be referred to as ''Zorites'' or ''Zorathites''. This location has not been absolutely identified, but it is possibly coincident with the modern-day village of ''Surah'',<ref>[http://biblehub.com/topical/z/zorah.htm Topical Bible: Zorah]</ref> which is located 8 miles west of [[Jerusalem]].
== Bible ==
Our primary document on the history of Zorah is the Bible itself, which generally names most of the ancient, small and obscure cities and towns in ancient Israel that are not usually noticed by foreign documents from other regions, such as [[Egypt]] or [[Assyria]].
Zorah is the location of significance of a few events noted in the Bible, mentioned a handful of times. Accordingly, it was the residence of the man [[Manoah]] (a figure from 13:1-23 and 14:2-4) and was the native place of [[Samson]], one of the judges over Israel before the development of Israel's monarchy around the middle of the 11th century BC. Lastly, this city was said to have been fortified by the king [[Rehoboam]].<ref>{{bibleref|book=2Chronicles|chap=11|verses=10}}</ref>
== See Also ==
*[[Book of Joshua]]
*[[Samson]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Bible Cities}}
== Bible ==
Our primary document on the history of Zorah is the Bible itself, which generally names most of the ancient, small and obscure cities and towns in ancient Israel that are not usually noticed by foreign documents from other regions, such as [[Egypt]] or [[Assyria]].
Zorah is the location of significance of a few events noted in the Bible, mentioned a handful of times. Accordingly, it was the residence of the man [[Manoah]] (a figure from 13:1-23 and 14:2-4) and was the native place of [[Samson]], one of the judges over Israel before the development of Israel's monarchy around the middle of the 11th century BC. Lastly, this city was said to have been fortified by the king [[Rehoboam]].<ref>{{bibleref|book=2Chronicles|chap=11|verses=10}}</ref>
== See Also ==
*[[Book of Joshua]]
*[[Samson]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Bible Cities}}