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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.
According to the Bible, Manoah was of the tribe of Dan and lived in the city of Zorah. He married one woman, who was barren. 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 ...
On you I was cast from my birth, and since my mother bore me you have been my God" (Psalm 22:9-10). 15. "From my birth I have leaned upon you, my protector since my mother’s womb.
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]
1.18 Samson's mother. 1.19 David's mother. 1.20 The Witch of Endor. ... (1638) shows Pharaoh's daughter, who is unnamed in the Bible, but called Bithiah in Jewish ...
Delilah from the Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum. Delilah was a woman of Sorek. [2] She is the only woman in Samson's story who is named. [5] The Bible says that Samson loved her (Judges 16:4) but not that she loved him. [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.
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