It came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
"The valley of Sorek"  (Judges 16:4).  This place was quite near Samson's home.  The Valley of Sorek was named after a favorite variety of grape and has the meaning of "Grape Valley." It begins about thirteen miles southwest of Jerusalem.  "The Jaffa-Jerusalem railway now runs through this valley."[15]