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Samson

Gustave Doré engraving: samson slaying the lion.
Samson Slaying the Lion · Gustave Doré, Doré Bible Gallery (1866)
Era
Judges
Tribe
Dan
Stated
Roles
Judge

Biography

Samson was born to Manoah's wife after Yahweh's angel announced that he would begin to save Israel from the Philistines .

He belonged to the family of the Danites, and the Spirit of Yahweh began to move him in the camp of Dan .

Depicted in Doré

Gustave Doré engraving: samson and delilah.
Samson and Delilah · Gustave Doré, Doré Bible Gallery (1866)
Gustave Doré engraving: the death of samson.
The Death of Samson · Gustave Doré, Doré Bible Gallery (1866)

In Scripture

Place in the Line

Samson is not in the line to Jesus.