Samson was the twelfth judge, and the last described in the book of Judges of the tribe of Dan. During his operations, southern Israel was controlled by the Philistines. Samson grew up as a monk of God, and as long as his nuns, God kept him in supernatural power, which he used to strike the Philistines.
Samson is an example of heroism and strength. Popularly known as Samson the Hero.
Samson, a member of the Dan tribe, is the 13th judge to judge Israel, and his life story appears in the Book of Judges.
His mother was barren for many years, and his anticipated birth together with her husband came to rest from the mouth of the angel of God.
Samson’s mother’s name is not explicitly written in the Bible, but in the Gemara (Baba Batra Ts’a) an annotated name was “The Clown”.
The angel forbade Samson’s mother to drink wine during her pregnancy. Samson was also a hermit, since he was forbidden to drink wine and cut his hair.
As long as his nuns were kept, Samson was endowed with supernatural power, which he used to strike the Philistines, who ruled southern Israel throughout his leadership.
Samson’s power was in the Philistines’ minds, and although they tried to arrest him several times – all their attempts were unsuccessful.
The only one who managed to get Samson out was secret. She pestered him for a long time, until finally, as her bullying intensified, Samson revealed to her that his power lay in the hair of his head that never shaves, and was thus trapped. Delilah cut off his head gears, and the Philistines pecked both his eyes and his name as a molar in the Forbidden House.
The Philistines celebrated his downfall, bringing him to the invading Temple of Dagon. Samson asked the boy who led him to place it between the pillars of the building, prayed to the Lord to restore his powers to him one time, clasped the pillars and exclaimed, “Mystery of the invaders,” and the structure collapsed on all the celebrants.
The Bible indicates that the number of Philistines who killed Samson in his death is greater than all the Philistines he killed in his life.
According to tradition, Samson’s tomb and his father Noah are found in the Wasp Forest, near Beit Shemesh.
