Samson and Delilah (biblical story)

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Old Testament story biblical narrative religious text narrative

"Samson and Delilah" is a biblical narrative in the Book of Judges about the Israelite strongman Samson, whose secret strength is betrayed by his lover Delilah, leading to his capture by the Philistines.

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Samson and Delilah	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old Testament story ⓘ biblical narrative ⓘ religious text narrative ⓘ
associatedWithVow	Nazirite vow of Samson ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Delilah NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresGroup	Philistines NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAdaptation	Samson et Dalila (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ various films titled Samson and Delilah ⓘ
hasOutcome	death of Samson ⓘ death of many Philistines ⓘ
hasPlotPoint	Delilah has Samson’s hair cut while he sleeps ⓘ Delilah is bribed by Philistine rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ Delilah presses Samson daily until he reveals his secret ⓘ Delilah repeatedly asks Samson the secret of his strength NERFINISHED ⓘ Philistines capture Samson ⓘ Philistines gouge out Samson’s eyes ⓘ Samson initially deceives Delilah about the source of his strength ⓘ Samson is brought to a Philistine temple for entertainment ⓘ Samson is imprisoned and made to grind grain ⓘ Samson loses his supernatural strength ⓘ Samson prays to God for strength one last time ⓘ Samson pulls down the pillars of the temple ⓘ Samson reveals that his strength is linked to his uncut hair ⓘ Samson’s hair begins to grow back in prison ⓘ
influenced	Christian art ⓘ Jewish commentary traditions ⓘ Western literature ⓘ Western visual arts ⓘ music and opera adaptations ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInText	Judges 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ
moralInterpretation	example of God’s power working through human weakness ⓘ illustration of the dangers of temptation ⓘ warning against misplaced trust ⓘ
partOf	Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
setInRegion	Philistia NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	betrayal ⓘ consequences of disobedience ⓘ divine strength ⓘ revenge ⓘ seduction ⓘ trust ⓘ

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