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Delilah (c. 1896) by Gustave Moreau. Delilah (/ d ɪ ˈ l aɪ l ə / dil-EYE-lə; Hebrew: דְּלִילָה, romanized: Dəlīlā, meaning "delicate"; [1] Arabic: دليلة, romanized: Dalīlah; Greek: Δαλιδά, romanized: Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. [2]
Samson and Delilah is a 1629–1630 painting by Rembrandt, now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. [1] It is first recorded in Frederick Henry of Orange's collection in the Hague in 1632 and passed down through the family until Huis Honselaarsdijk and its contents were bequeathed to Frederick I of Prussia on the death of William III of Orange.
Samson is a recurring subject in songs by Christian parody band ApologetiX, being the subject of "Enter Samson" (a parody of "Enter Sandman" by Metallica), "Play Fair Delilah" (a parody of "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's), I Know a Riddle" (a parody of "I Know a Little" by Lynyrd Skynyrd), "Someone Shaved My Locks Tonight" (a parody of ...
The Book of Daniel is "a composite text of dubious historicity from various genres", [4] and Daniel himself is a legendary figure. [5] The book of which he is the hero divides into two parts, a set of tales in chapters 1–6 from no earlier than the Hellenistic period (323–30 BCE), and the series of visions in chapters 7–12 from the ...
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.
The Blinding of Samson shows an episode from the biblical story of Judge Samson. Samson was a Nazarite, which gave him special strength when he kept three conditions, such as not cutting his beard and hair. The scene depicted follows the cutting of Samson's hair by Delilah, who betrayed him to the Philistines. This aspect of the plot is ...
Samson, Judge of Israel, married a Philistine woman, Delilah, who discovered that he derived his supernatural strength from never cutting his hair. Delilah shaved his hair while he was sleeping and betrayed him to her people, the Philistines, enemy of the Israelites. The Philistines captured Samson and put his eyes out.
Samson is chosen by God to destroy the Philistines, who have occupied the land of Canaan.He is given the greatest strength ever known to man as long as he remains true to his vow and its conditions, yet he is not convinced of his purpose, preferring instead to spend his time with Philistine company.