place of wasps, a town in the low country of Judah, afterwards

given to Dan (Josh. 19:41; Judg. 18:2), probably the same as

Zoreah (Josh. 15:33). This was Samson's birthplace (Judg. 13:2,

25), and near it he found a grave (16:31). It was situated on

the crest of a hill overlooking the valley of Sorek, and was

fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:10). It has been identified

with Sur'ah, in the Wady Surar, 8 miles west of Jerusalem. It is

noticed on monuments in the fifteenth century B.C. as attacked

by the Abiri or Hebrews.