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Samson

son of Manoah (JDG 13:24), who killed a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey (JDG 15:15)

PersonTribe of Danmale37 verses
Immediate family, from BibleData — including relationships the source records as inferred. The full genealogy →

Names

  • Samson — שִׁמְשׁוֹן shiməshon “little one of Shemesh or strong” (H8123) · Σαμψων Sampsōn (G4546) — Judges 13:24

Dated events

  • Beginning of Samson's time as judge of Israel* — 2,886 AH · 1,137 BC (Ussher) — Judges 12:13
  • End of Samson's time as judge of Israel* — 2,906 AH · 1,117 BC (Ussher) — Judges 12:14

Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.

Named together

Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.

Appearances

Topical references

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.