And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass afterwards, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek,.... Which, according to Adrichomius (y) was but half a mile from the brook Eshcol, from whence the spies brought a bunch…
Barnes' Notes
A village to the north of Eleutheropolis, called Caphar-Sotek, was still existing in the time of Eusebius, near Zorah.
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