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شمشون
Also known as Shimshon
Samson (; ) was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" the twelve tribes of Israel before the institution of the monarchy. He is sometimes regarded as an Israelite version of the popular Near Eastern folk hero archetype also embodied by the Sumerian Gilgamesh and Enkidu, as well as the Greek Heracles. Samson was given superhuman powers by God in the form of extreme strength.
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Samson was the last judge of ancient Israel, a leader of the twelve tribes described in the Book of Judges who possessed superhuman strength granted by God. He is significant as an Israelite example of a widespread Near Eastern folk hero archetype, similar to figures like the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek Heracles.
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Samson
- Person.image
- File:Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Simson bezwingt den Löwen.jpg
- Person.caption
- ''Samson's Fight with the Lion'' (1525) by Lucas Cranach the Elder
- Person.native_name_lang
- he
- Person.predecessor
- Abdon
- Person.successor
- Eli
- Person.partner
- Delilah
- Person.father
- Manoah
- Person.mother
- not named
- Person.restingplace
- Zorah, Nahal Sorek
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Sansón, de Joaquín Espalter (Museo del Prado).jpg