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[[Image:Samson.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Samson reveals his vow to Delilah (Gustave Dore, 1865)]]

[[Image:Samson.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Samson reveals his vow to Delilah (Gustave Dore, 1865)]]

'''Samson''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''שִׁמְשׁוֹן''' ''Shimshon'' "of the sun") was a [[Judge]] renowned for his great strength. This came from his being a [[Nazirite]] since birth. One of the principal vows of the Nazirites was to never cut their hair; when he eventually revealed this to [[Delilah]] she betrayed him and proceeded to have his hair cut off by [[Philistines]], who also gouged out his eyes. Used as a slave grinding grain in the mill of a prison, Samson prayed for his strength one last time, and collapsed the pillars of a building, killing himself and hundreds of Philistines.

'''Samson''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''שִׁמְשׁוֹן''' ''Shimshon'' "of the sun") was a [[Judge]] renowned for his great physical strength. This was linked to his being a [[Nazirite]] since birth. One of the principal vows of the Nazirites was to never cut their hair.  When Samson eventually revealed this link to his Philistine wife [[Delilah]] she had his head shaved while he slept and betrayed him to the [[Philistines]], who took him captive and gouged out his eyes. Samson was put to work as a slave grinding grain in the mill of a prison, where his hair began to grow again.

The story of Samson is told in the [[Judges|book of Judges]] in the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]]

The Philistines gathered to celebrate Samson’s capture and offer sacrifice to their “god” Dagon.  They brought Samson to their celebration for their entertainment.  Samson prayed for his strength one last time, and collapsed the pillars of the building, killing himself and about three thousand Philistines.

 

Samson’s life is recorded in the [[Judges|book of Judges]] in the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]]

 

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