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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 .1It was the place where Delilah lived, and Samson came there to meet her for the first time. It was also the place she enticed him to tell her the secret of his strength, and where he was eventually captured by the Philistines: "And Samson went to Gaza...And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the brook/valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. And the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her: 'Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him..." [1] (Judges 16) 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".2
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Brook of Sorek), also Soreq, is one of the largest, most important drainage basins in the Judean Hills .It is mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 of the Bible as the border between the ancient Philistines and the Tribe of Dan of the ancient Israelites .It is known in Arabic as Wadi Surar .
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31°45′21.25″N 35°03′0.59″E  /  31.7559028°N 35.0501639°E  / 31.7559028; 35.0501639 Nahal Sorek ( , lit. Brook of Sorek), also Soreq, is one of the largest, most important drainage basins in the Judean Hills . It is mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 of the Bible as the border between the ancient Philistines and the Tribe of Dan of the ancient Israelites . It is known in Arabic as Wadi Surar .
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31°45′21.25″N 35°03′0.59″E  /  31.7559028°N 35.0501639°E  / 31.7559028; 35.0501639 View of Nahal Sorek Nahal Sorek ( , lit. Brook of Sorek), also Soreq, is one of the largest, most important drainage basins in the Judean Hills . It is mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 of the Bible as the border between the ancient Philistines and the Tribe of Dan of the ancient Israelites . It is known in Arabic as Wadi es-Sarār , sometimes spelled Surar, and by various names along different segments, such as Wadi Qalunya near Motza , Wadi al-Tahuna, and Nahr Rubin further downstream.Library of Congress Subject Headings .Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress .The Politics of the Trail: Reflexive Mountain Biking along the Frontier of Jerusalem .
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Refaim Bridge, at which the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway is passing below Road 386 , at the point Nahal Refaim is entering Nahal Sorek Sorek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Nahal Sorek, near Road 386 and beside Mount Eitan [ he ] Naḥal Sorek ( ; ), also Soreq , is one of the largest, most important drainage basins in the Judean Hills . It is mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 of the Bible as the border between the ancient Philistines and the Tribe of Dan of the ancient Israelites . It is known in Arabic as Wadi es-Sarār , sometimes spelled Surar, and by various names along different segments, such as Wadi Qalunya near Motza , Wadi al-Tahuna, and Nahr Rubin further downstream. Library of Congress Subject Headings . Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress . The Politics of the Trail: Reflexive Mountain Biking along the Frontier of Jerusalem .
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Stream in Israel Refaim Bridge, at which the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway is passing below Road 386 , at the point Nahal Refaim is entering Nahal Sorek Sorek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Nahal Sorek, near Road 386 and beside Mount Eitan [ he ] Naḥal Sorek ( Hebrew : נחל שורק , lit. ' Brook of Sorek ' ; Arabic : وادي الصرار , romanized : Wadi al-Sirar ), also Soreq , is one of the largest, most important drainage basins in the Judean Hills . It is mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 of the Bible as the border between the ancient Philistines and the Tribe of Dan of the ancient Israelites . It is known in Arabic as Wadi es-Sarār , sometimes spelled Surar, and by various names along different segments, such as Wadi Qalunya near Motza , Wadi al-Tahuna, and Nahr Rubin further downstream. Library of Congress Subject Headings . Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress . The Politics of the Trail: Reflexive Mountain Biking along the Frontier of Jerusalem .
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entering nahal sorek sorek wastewater treatment plant in nahal sorek
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river in the west bank and israel
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