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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Samson
He was set apart before birth as a Nazirite, with the rule that his hair was never to be cut, and his strength held as long as the vow did, enough to kill a lion with his bare hands and Philistines by the score.
He was set apart before birth as a Nazirite, with the rule that his hair was never to be cut, and his strength held as long as the vow did, enough to kill a lion with his bare hands and Philistines by the score.
Samson was a judge set apart from birth as a Nazirite, forbidden to cut his hair or drink wine, and he possessed superhuman strength as long as he kept that vow, using it to kill a lion barehanded, slaughter Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey, and carry off the gates of a city on his shoulders. His fatal weakness was Philistine women, and Delilah, bribed by Philistine rulers, wore him down until he revealed that his strength was tied to his uncut hair; once shaved, he was captured, blinded, and enslaved. In his final act, Samson prayed for strength one last time and pulled down the pillars of a Philistine temple, killing more people in his death than in his entire life.
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