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Manoah's wife (also referred to as Samson's mother) is an unnamed figure in the Book of Judges, the wife of Manoah. She is introduced in Judges 13:2 as a barren woman. The angel of the Lord appears to her and tells her she will have a son. She later gives birth to Samson.
Her name is not mentioned in the Bible, but according to tradition she was called Hazzelelponi or Zelelponith. [2] She was a daughter of Etam and sister of Ishma. Manoah and his wife [ 3 ] were the parents of famous judge Samson .
"Yet it was you who took me from the womb; you kept me safe on my mother’s breast. On you I was cast from my birth, and since my mother bore me you have been my God" (Psalm 22:9-10). 15.
Under the name Zelelponith, she is referred to in rabbinical sources—Midrash Numbers Rabbah Naso 10 and Bava Batra 91a [3] —as being the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson, the famous judge. According to the ancient Rabbinic tradition, Hazzelelponi was married to Manoah. She also had a daughter called Nishyan or Nashyan. [4] [5]
Samson (/ ˈ s æ m s ən /; Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹן Šīmšōn "man of the sun") [1] [a] was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution of the monarchy.
Name: Aclima (or Calmana or Luluwa) source: Golden Legend, [3] which also tells stories about many of the saints Appears in the Bible at: Genesis 4:17 Name: Delbora source: Golden Legend, [3] which also tells stories about many of the saints
The Jewish sages said Delilah's name implies what she did to Samson ("She dwindles"). [1] Because Samson allowed his spiritual state to become diminished, he was vulnerable to losing his strength by having his hair cut. [12] Even before Delilah is mentioned, the length of Samson's career is described. [13]
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