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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 .
The name "Samson" is derived from the Hebrew word šemeš, which means "sun", [10] [1] [34] so that Samson bore the name of God, who is called "a sun and shield" in Psalms 84:12; [10] and as God protected Israel, so did Samson watch over it in his generation, judging the people even as did God. [10]
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]
The name "Delilah" is a Hebrew name, [22] however, numerous foreigners in the Bible have Hebrew names, so Delilah's name cannot be seen as indisputable proof that she was Hebrew. [23] J. Cheryl Exum of the Jewish Women's Archive argues that the author of the Book of Judges would probably not portray Delilah in a negative light if she were a ...
Following Bumi’s death, police shared a video of his funeral, which included a police car procession and a special tribute from officers, including the K9’s handler, Ware. The canine’s body ...
1. speech between Samson and parents/father 2. parental objection 3. Samson's rejection of the possibility of another woman. B. Samson went down to Timnah (14:5-6) 1. action involving an animal (lion). C. And he went down and spoke to the woman (14:7-9) 1. action involving honey, a gracious act D. His father went down to the woman (14:10-20)
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