Samson had an important job to do; that of delivering his people from the hand of the enemy. Unfortunately, he spent most of his time devising ways to settle personal scores against the Philistines.

If you take the Old Testament literally, strongman Samson has a body count of at least 4040 men (and one lion) to his name. Gouged eyes, mutilated animals, and satisfaction in mass murder ...

This temple is dated to the 9th century B.C., so it’s later than Samson, but it is more evidence of such Philistine structures with two central pillars, in conjunction with the other three ...

The boy Samson was born and, according to the Biblical account, on attaining manhood, “noticed a woman, a Philistine girl.” He thus ordered his parents: “now get her for me, to be my wife ...

As judge of Israel, it was Samson’s job (relying on the Lord) to relieve the suffering the Israelites were experiencing at the hands of the Philistines. Instead of fighting the Philistines, it ...

Samson’s true love and downfall, Delilah, was sent by the Philistines to destroy him. With his heart on the line, Samson lost his hair and strength. Mexican artist José Salomé Pina captures ...

Samson, beware of the Philistines Jabotinsky’s novel, originally written in Russian, is a book that accompanied Rinenberg all his youth. By PEGGY CIDOR MAY 25, 2017 12:08 ...

Writings by Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, a leading light of the settlement movement, were distributed to soldiers fighting in Gaza. In one such pamphlet, he wrote: The following questions are posed in one ...

Samson’s adult life is a story well-known to popular culture from medieval art through 1960s pop music. It’s a tale of a strongman falling in love with an attractive woman from his adversary ...

But the movie’s most interesting clashes aren’t between Samson and the Philistine royals, ... The ensuing PG-13 fight choreography is about as bloodless as a children’s tae kwon do class.