Manoah

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Manoah is a biblical figure from the Book of Judges, known as the father of Samson and the husband of the woman visited by an angel announcing Samson’s birth.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Samson 0
wife of Manoah 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
character in the Book of Judges
human
askedFor name of the angel
askedQuestionTo angel of the LORD
believed that he and his wife would die for having seen God
child Samson NERFINISHED
country ancient Israel NERFINISHED
describedIn Book of Judges NERFINISHED
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Israelites NERFINISHED
expressedEmotion fear after angel ascended in the flame
father Manoah NERFINISHED
gender male
hasRole father of Samson
hasVisionOf angel of the LORD NERFINISHED
languageOfName Hebrew NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Judges 13:11
Judges 13:12
Judges 13:13
Judges 13:15
Judges 13:16
Judges 13:17
Judges 13:19
Judges 13:2
Judges 13:20
Judges 13:21
Judges 13:22
Judges 13:23
Judges 13:8
Judges 13:9
Judges 16:31
nameMeaning rest
narrativeLocation Judges 13 NERFINISHED
Judges 16:31
offered goat as burnt offering
grain offering
offeredSacrificeTo the LORD NERFINISHED
reassured Manoah NERFINISHED
religion ancient Israelite religion
residence Zorah NERFINISHED
spouse wife of Manoah
tribe Tribe of Dan NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Christianity NERFINISHED
Islamic tradition (as father of Samson)
Judaism NERFINISHED
witnessed appearance of the angel of the LORD

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samson father Manoah