| − | '''Samson''' was a [[Judge]] renowned for his great strength. His long hair provided him with his strength. His weakness was lust, as was evidenced by his telling a woman named Delilah this secret. She proceeded to have his hair cut off by Philistines, who also gouged out his eyes. Used as a slave entertainer, 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 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 Phillistines, 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 Phillistines. |