Judges 16:23

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The lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

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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 coastal plain, where Samson was imprisoned and brought before Dagon’s temple; Hebron lay in Judah’s hill country, while the Valley of Sorek and nearby Zorah marked Samson’s home region on the Philistine-Israelite border. These places frame his conflict with Philistine rule and God’s providential deliverance.

Places in this passage

Judges 16:23 mentions Gaza, Hebron, Valley of Sorek and Zorah.

Photo of Hebron — Hebron · Dr. Avishai Teicher

Photo of Valley of Sorek — Valley of Sorek · הדס