Judges 13:1-7

Thomas says Zorah was on the border of Dan and Judah, which was close to the area the Philistines occupied. Interestingly, Dan means "a judge" and Jacob had foretold Dan would judge his people (Genesis 49:16-17). Whether this has specific reference to Samson, we cannot say for sure. It is plain, from the directions given to his mother, that Samson was to be a Nazarite (Numbers 6:1-21). A Nazarite was a man or woman consecrated to the Lord for a set period of time, which could even extend to a lifetime as it did in Samson's and Samuel's case (Ruth 13:1-7; 1 Samuel 1:11; 1 Samuel 1:28).