Samson
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Samson was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges and one of the last leaders who "judged" the twelve tribes of Israel before the institution of the monarchy.
Samson's Fight with the Lion (1525) by Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Sacrifice of Manoah (1640–1650) by Eustache Le Sueur
Samson Slays a Thousand Men with the Jawbone of an Ass (c. 1896–1902) by James Tissot
Samson and Delilah (1887) by Jose Etxenagusia
Delilah
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Delilah is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved by Samson, a Nazirite who possesses great strength and serves as the third last Judge of I
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…army with a donkey's jawbone. The cutting of Samson's long hair would violate his Nazirite vow and nullify his ability. Samson is betrayed by his lover Delilah, who, sent by Philistine officials to entice him, orders a servant to cut his hair while he is sleeping and turns him over to the Philistines, who…
Delilah (c. 1896) by Gustave Moreau
Delilah from the Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum
Max Liebermann's Samson and Delilah (1902)
Josef Worlicek's Samson and Delilah (1844)