Samson
Samson, of the seed of Dan and son of a handmaiden of Jacob, was announced by an angel as a Nazarite holy to the Lord who would deliver Israel from the Philistines. He was forbidden the razor, flesh, and wine, and was to marry only kin from his father's house. The Cave of Treasures relates that God delivered the Israelites by Samson after forty years of Philistine subjection, and that he ruled them twenty years.
The Kebra Nagast observes that Samson was seduced by a woman. Delilah conceived by Samson and bore a son named Menahem after he died with the Philistines. The seed of Samson reigned over the Philistines.
Biography
- Occupation
- Judge of Israel
- Era
- Judges
Key Chapters
Key Passages
Samson in Cave of Treasures 55
The Cave of Treasures 55:5
Alón (Elon), who was from Zebulon, ruled them ten years. ‘Abhrón (Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite) ruled them ...
5lón (Elon), who was from Zebulon, ruled them ten years. ‘Abhrón (Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite) ruled them eight years. And the children of Israel were in subjection to the Philistines forty years, and God delivered them by the hand of Samson, and he ruled them twenty years. And the children of Israel lived without a governor for eighteen years, and then Eli the priest rose up and ruled them forty years.
Samson in Kebra Nagast 64
The Kebra Nagast 64:12
Who was wiser than Solomon? yet he was seduced by a woman. Who was more righteous than David? yet he was seduced by a wo...
12ho was wiser than Solomon? yet he was seduced by a woman. Who was more righteous than David? yet he was seduced by a woman. Who was stronger than Samson? yet he was seduced by a woman. Who was handsomer than 'Amnon? yet he was seduced by Tamar the daughter of David his father.
Samson in Kebra Nagast 80
The Kebra Nagast 80:1
And behold, the seed of Samson reigned over the Philistines. And Samson was of the seed of Dan, [one] of the twelve sons...
1nd behold, the seed of Samson reigned over the Philistines. And Samson was of the seed of Dan, [one] of the twelve sons of Jacob, and he was the son of a handmaiden of Jacob; and we will inform you how this Samson came into being.
Samson in Kebra Nagast 81
The Kebra Nagast 81:1
Now that other son Akamhel, the son of Samson, spake unto his mother Delilah, saying, " Why am I not reigning and sittin...
1ow that other son Akamhel, the son of Samson, spake unto his mother Delilah, saying, " Why am I not reigning and sitting upon this throne? " And his mother said unto him, " Cease, my son. This throne did not belong to thy father, and this city was not thy father's city; when the God of thy father hath let thee grow up thou shalt go to thy father's throne."
Did You Know?
The Kebra Nagast says an angel told Samson's mother he would be a Nazarite and deliver Israel from the Philistines.
The angel ordered that no razor touch Samson's head and that he marry only a woman of his own kin.
In this book Samson's fall comes because he married a daughter of the Philistines against God's command.
The book says Samson killed seven hundred thousand Philistines in life and seven hundred thousand more when he pulled down the roof.
Samson died while Delilah was four months with child, and his son later took the Philistine throne.