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Samson's and Jesus' births were both foretold by angels, [48] who predicted that they would save their people. [48] Samson was born to a barren woman, [48] and Jesus was born of a virgin. [48] Samson defeated a lion; Jesus defeated Satan, whom the First Epistle of Peter describes as a "roaring lion looking for someone to devour". [49]
Various Islamic scholastic figures such as Wahb ibn Munabbih, Mujahid ibn Jabr, Ibn Kathir, Al-Tabari, Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi, Ibn Abi Hatim, Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi, and Badr al-Din al-Ayni has regarded Samson as prophet, and bestowing him the honorific "Peace Be Upon Him", as they based the prophetic status of Samson on the ...
Samson's riddle is found in the biblical Book of Judges, where it is incorporated into a larger narrative about Samson, the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites. The riddle, with which Samson challenges his thirty wedding guests, is as follows: "Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet."
In the 1914 American film Samson, Manoah was played by George Periolat, while his wife was played by Lule Warrenton. [7] In the 1949 film Samson and Delilah (starring Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr), Manoah is played by Charles Evans in an uncredited appearance. In the 1984 film Samson and Delilah, Manoah is played by Victor Mature.
Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan, also known as Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World, and Maciste at the Court of the Great Khan, is a 1961 international co-production starring Gordon Scott. The film reused the sets, extras and Yoko Tani as a princess from Marco Polo (1961) and Freda's The Mongols (1961).
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 is a 2018 South African-American Biblical drama film directed by Bruce Macdonald and inspired by the story of Samson in the Book of Judges. The film stars Taylor James as Samson, along with Jackson Rathbone , Billy Zane , Caitlin Leahy , Rutger Hauer , and Lindsay Wagner .
"Samson" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, from her albums Songs and Begin to Hope. Despite having never been officially released as a single, it has charted in several countries, and is often considered one of Spektor's greatest songs. [1] [2] As of 2009 it has sold 143,000 copies in United States. [3]