Judges 16:21

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The Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.

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The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

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Gaza was a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, where Samson was imprisoned after his capture; the Valley of Sorek, near Zorah and west of Hebron, was his home region on the Philistine-Israelite border. These locations underscore Israel’s oppression and Samson’s fall into Philistine hands.

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Judges 16:21 mentions Gaza, Hebron, Valley of Sorek and Zorah.

Photo of Hebron — Hebron · Dr. Avishai Teicher

Photo of Valley of Sorek — Valley of Sorek · הדס