The nomadic tribes of the Semites came to the land of Canaan, which is located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, about three thousand years ago. These tribes called themselves the people of Israel or Jews, which means "come from across the river."
It is known that the tribal unions of the Jews consisted of twelve clans, which were ruled by leaders called judges. Much of the history of this people can be learned from the Bible, especially about the religious ideas of the Jews.
They considered themselves to be the people whom God himself had chosen, and the territory to which they came at the direction of the forefather Abraham was promised. This land was Ancient Palestine.
Legend of Samson
The Jews began to lead a settled way of life, to build settlements and cities. But their peaceful existence was interrupted by the invasion of the Philistines. The people of Palestine had to bravely fight for their land, one of the military heroes is called Samson.
He was a mighty warrior who bravely fought against his enemies, but he was captured by the beautiful Philistine Delilah. She learned that the power of Samson lies in the hair and told the soldiers of her people about it. Then the enemies cut off the hero's hair and captured him.
But soon the hair of the branch and using his mighty strength, Samson tore out the two pillars on which the temple was held, in which the Philistines decided to mock him. Samson died along with the enemies under the ruins of the destroyed temple.
The first king of Israel is Saul, who lived about a thousand years BC. He won many battles with his enemies, but was eventually killed by the Philistines along with his sons.
King David - Creation of Jerusalem
The story tells that the next king was David, who was a shepherd boy and became famous for defeating a giant in his youth. When the Philistine troops tried to seize the land of the Jews and appointed a battle with them, the giant Goliath challenged the inhabitants of Palestine to battle.
And after forty days, young David decided to fight Goliath, who used stones as a weapon. He managed to throw a stone right at the head of Goliath, armed with a sword, spear and shield, and defeated him.
Then the Philistines left the territory of the Israelites, amazed that their leader had been killed.
David was a wise and talented ruler who maintained peaceful relations with neighboring Ancient Phoenicia. Under his rule were many peoples who considered themselves to be the kingdom of Israel. During David's reign, Jerusalem became the capital of the kingdom.
King Solomon - development of Palestine
The next king of Israel was Solomon, the youngest son of David. He provided the kingdom with real peace and impressive prosperity.
Various luxury items, precious stones, building materials and chariots began to be imported into Israel, as the kingdom controlled important trade routes through the Red and Mediterranean Seas.
With the help of the flourishing economy of Israel, Solomon rebuilt Jerusalem, made it a rich and beautiful place. A large temple was erected in the center of the city, Jerusalem became the repository of Jewish shrines and its main religious center.
It so happened that the Israelites, stronger than all other nations, were oppressed by the Philistines. The Philistines were warlike and strong, lived in fortified cities by the sea and were a real danger. They raided the Israelites, took their property for themselves, destroyed entire villages, all this went on for forty years.
The Lord, seeing this, sent Samson the strong man to his people. Samson's mother did not have children for a long time, but one day someone told her that she would give birth to a son. Before the birth of the child, she had to lead a particularly pious lifestyle, not drinking wine and not eating pork. After the birth of a child, he was not allowed to cut his hair, the knife should not touch his head, because the child will be dedicated to God.
Samson's mother was surprised and told her husband about this phenomenon, the husband asked the guest who reported this news to enter the house, but he refused, and Samson's father ordered to sacrifice a goat to the Lord. The flame above the altar carried away a mysterious messenger into the sky… It was the Angel of the Lord.
Samson really grew incredibly strong and once defeated a lion that attacked him with his bare hands. He protected the Israelites from the Philistine raids, but he himself fell in love with the young Philistine Delilah and married her. At the wedding, Samson asked those present a riddle that the Philistines could not solve and sent his wife to him with a request to tell the answer. After the wife found out the answer, she immediately told it to her compatriots. Samson got angry and punished 30 Philistines. Thus began their 20-year confrontation. The Philistines, dreaming of defeating Samson, came to Delilah and promised her many silver coins if she learned the secret of Samson's extraordinary strength.
Delilah, who had never known such wealth, betrayed her lover and asked how to defeat him. Samson told Delilah that if he was tied with new damp ropes, he would not break free. Delilah did just that when Samson fell asleep and woke him up, exclaiming “Samson! The Philistines are coming at you." Samson got up and broke the ropes. Delilah realized that she had been deceived and asked again to reveal the secret. Then Samson said that if only his hair was woven into a cloth and nailed to the log, he would lose his strength. Delilah did just that when Samson fell asleep again. Samson was able to free himself again.
Angry, Delilah threatened Samson that she would leave him if he did not tell the truth, and Samson was forced to admit that the strength lies in his hair.
How can you say: “I love you”, but your heart is not with me? Behold, you deceived me three times, and did not tell me what is your great strength.
And as she weighed him down with her words every day and tormented him, his soul became heavy to death. And he opened his whole heart to her, and said to her:
The razor did not touch my head, for I am a Nazarite of God from my mother's womb; but if you cut me, my strength will depart from me; I will become weak and be like other people.
Delilah, seeing that he had opened his whole heart to her, sent and called the owners of the Philistines, saying to them:
Go now; he opened his whole heart to me.
Then Delilah made Samson drunk with wine and called the Philistines, who cut off seven braids from Samson's head. Delilah received the promised payment, and Samson was captured, tortured, gouged out his eyes and thrown into prison, where he was forced to turn the millstones that grind the grain.
Once the Philistines gathered for a feast in honor of the pagan god Dagon. Cheered up, they asked to bring a blind strong man to mock him. But Samson's hair had already grown by that time. Having quietly prayed for his strength to return, Samson, exclaiming “die, my soul, with the Philistines,” brought down the roof of the house. Under the rubble, he himself died along with the Philistines who tortured him.
The legend of Samson and Delilah: interpretation
The story of Samson and Delilah teaches us a lot, and it's not just about:
- betrayal;
- disappointment;
- Pain;
Samson began to resist the Philistines not only to protect the Israelites, personal grievances moved him and his physical blindness became a symbol of spiritual blindness and loss of orientation. The power that the Lord gave him to protect him from enemies, Samson used for other purposes. The story of Samson and Delilah is the story of the eternal struggle between good and evil for the soul of man.
L. Giordano “Samson and Delilah”
Historical facts
It is known that the Philistines in those days did indeed raid the Israelites.
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Samson
(sun) (Judgement 13:24) - the son of Manoah, who was the judge of Israel for 20 years. The circumstances surrounding his birth are remarkable. cm.. Against the wishes of his parents, who were worshipers of the Law (Ex. 34:16, Deut. 7:3), he wished to marry a woman from the Philistine city of Thimnath. When he was on his way to this city with his father and mother, a young lion came out to meet them. On Samson the Spirit of the Lord came down, and he tore the lion to pieces like a kid; and he had nothing in his hand(Judg. 14:6). A few days later, he wanted to see the corpse of a lion and found in it a swarm of bees and honey, which he ate himself and brought more home to his father and mother. This gave him occasion for the riddle offered to the Philistines at the wedding feast, with the promise...
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Iron Samson. Jarg. they say Joke-approval About a man of athletic build. Maksimov, 130. Samson and Delilah. Book. The personification of male power and female charms. /i> Turnover is associated with images of Biblical mythology. BMS 1998, 512.
Greek Σαμφων, lat. Samson, Shimshon (Heb. Šimðôn, presumably "servant" or "solar", from šemeš, "sun"), the hero of the Old Testament traditions (Judg. 13-16), endowed with unprecedented physical strength; the twelfth of the "judges of Israel". The son of Manoah from the tribe of Dan, from the city of Zorah. By the time of S. over the sons of Israel, who continued to "do evil in the eyes of the Lord", for forty years the yoke of the Philistines had weighed heavily. The birth of S., who is destined to “save Israel from the hand of the Philistines” (13, 5), is predicted by an angel to Mano and his wife, who had been childless for a long time. By this, S. (like Isaac, Samuel, etc.) is elected to serve God "from the womb", and the command is given - to prepare the child for life-long Nazariteship (a vow that consisted in observing ritual purity and abstaining from wine for total dedication to God; the outward sign of a Nazirite is long hair, which is forbidden to cut, - Numbers 6, 1-5). Then the angel ascends to heaven in the flames of the sacrifice burnt by Manoah (13, 20-21). From the very...
(sun) (Judgement 13:24) - the son of Manoah, who was the judge of Israel for 20 years. The circumstances surrounding his birth are remarkable. see Manoj. Against the wishes of his parents, who were worshipers of the Law (Ex. 34:16, Deut. 7:3), he wished to marry a woman from the Philistine city of Thimnath. When he was on his way to this city with his father and mother, a young lion came out to meet them. The Spirit of the Lord descended on a, and he tore the lion to pieces like a kid; and he had nothing in his hand (Judges 14:6). A few days later, he wanted to see the corpse of a lion and found in it a swarm of bees and honey, which he ate himself and brought more home to his father and mother. This gave him a reason for the riddle proposed by the Philistines during the wedding feast, with the promise of a valuable gift to whoever solves it within seven days, and with that condition ...
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Dictionary of Russian synonyms and expressions similar in meaning. - under. ed. N. Abramova, M.: Russian Dictionaries, 1999In biblical mythology, a Hebrew hero who possessed extraordinary strength hidden in his long hair. His beloved Philistine Delilah cut off the hair of the sleeping S. and called the soldiers who blinded him and put him in chains. In captivity, S.'s hair grew back. Feeling the former strength, he destroyed the temple, under the ruins of which the Philistines and S.
Samson in the Bible, a Hebrew hero who possessed extraordinary physical strength, hidden in his long hair. His beloved Philistine Delilah cut off the sleeping Samson's hair and called the Philistine warriors, who blinded him and put him in chains. In captivity, Samson's hair grew back; feeling the former strength, he destroyed the temple, under the ruins of which the Philistines and Samson perished.
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Samson (ancient Hebrew Shimshon, presumably from shemesh - the sun)
in biblical mythology, a hero who was credited with supernatural physical strength and courage. He accomplished many feats in the fight against the Philistines (destroyed 1000 enemies, stole the gates of the city of Gaza, etc.). He fell into the hands of the enemy as a result of the perfidy of the Philistine Delilah (See Delilah), who cut off S.'s hair, in which his magical power lurked. In captivity, S.'s hair grew back and his former strength returned to him. When the Philistines brought S. to the temple of Dagon, S. with all his strength pushed the pillars that supported the building, and it collapsed; S. died along with the enemies. in the Old Testament, one of the judges, a folk hero who lived shortly before the establishment of the Jewish kingdom (Judges 13-16). He was the son of Manoah of the tribe of Dan and a Nazirite. Although it was his life's work to free the Israelites from the yoke of the Philistines, he married a Philistine woman. Her father, in Samson's absence, gave her another husband, and Samson burned the Philistine crops in retaliation. After that, he killed a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass, sowing great awe and fear among the opponents. When his concubine, Delilah, found out that the secret of Samson's extraordinary strength lay in his long hair, she treacherously cut it off and betrayed him to the Philistines, who made him their prisoner. The Philistines gouged out Samson's eyes and, in order to laugh at him, brought him to a festival dedicated to their god Dagon. However, to Samson already ... 1. Biblical hero. (foreign language) - a strong man (a hint of bibl. Samson) Wed And he tore the lion to pieces like a lamb. Judges. 14, 6; Wed 15, 13-14.
Wed He found a fresh donkey's jaw and killed a thousand people with it. There. 15, 15. Wed 16; 3, 9, 12, 14, 17, 19, 26-31.
2. A film by Andrzej Wajda.
3. The tragedy of the English publicist John Milton "...-wrestler".
4. In the Bible - the 12th judge of Israel for 20 years, an ascetic of the true faith.
5. Opera by the French composer Camille Saint-Saens "... and Delilah".
6. A mythical hero who tore the lion's mouth.
7. The character of W. Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".
8. Male name.
9. Oratorio by the German composer G. Handel.
10. The character of the opera by the French composer Ch. Gounod "Romeo and Juliet".
11. Biblical hero, whose strength was in his hair.
12. Defeated by Delilah.
Samson Metropolitan of Astrakhan and Terek (1697-1714). Biographical information about him begins in 1685, when he was archimandrite of the Kursk Znamensky Monastery, and in 1697 on February 2 he was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan of Astrakhan, in which dignity he died on April 3, 1714. As in the Kursk monastery, he continued the construction activities of his predecessors, and in Astrakhan, Metropolitan S. worked with extraordinary zeal on the construction of a majestic cathedral, completed in 1710. Under him, the following were built: a cross house church in the bishop's house, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, the Entrance to Jerusalem, the cathedral in Trinity monastery and Pokrovsky monastery. During the Astrakhan rebellion of 1705, the Metropolitan's life was in great danger. The rebels knew that the metropolitan was devoted to the sovereign, because...
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Legends. Israeli hero. tribe of Danites, perfect. a number of feats in the fight against the Philistines. According to legend, he exterminated 1000 enemies with a donkey's jaw, stole the gates of the city of Gaza, but then fell into the hands of the enemy. as a result. the deceit of the beautiful Philistine Delilah, who cut off his hair, in which magic lurked. the power of S. In captivity, S.'s hair grew back and his former strength returned to him. When the Philistines brought him to the temple of Dagon, he broke the columns, the roof collapsed and S. died along with the enemies. In the legends of S. found reflection. events of the 12th - 11th centuries. BC. - the struggle between other Hebrew. tribes and Philistines.
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Samson the famous biblical judge-hero, famous for his exploits in the fight against the Philistines. He came from the tribe of Dan, the most subjected to enslavement from the Philistines. He grew up amid the slavish humiliation of his people and decided to take revenge on the enslavers, which he achieved by committing many beatings of the Philistines. Consecrated to God as a Nazirite, he wore long hair, which served as the source of his extraordinary power. Having violated the Nazirite vow, he succumbed to passion for the insidious Delilah and was secretly deprived of her hair and strength, to the great joy of the Philistines, who took possession of the exhausted hero, blinded him and, taking him captive, put him to humiliating work at the millstone. The ordeal led S. to sincere repentance and contrition. His life ended under...
Samson impressed those around him with his strength from childhood. When it was time to get married, on the way to the bride, he saw a young lion, was not afraid of him, grabbed him in his arms and strangled him. Once he killed a thousand enemies, the Philistines, with one jaw of an ass. Once he spent the night with a Philistine harlot. The inhabitants found out about this and decided to kill him. They guarded him all night. And at midnight he went to the city gates, grabbed them and carried them high into the mountains. The Philistines feared him, but longed to destroy him.
Samson was strong, handsome and loved different women. He was especially fascinated by one Philistine named Delilah, beautiful but treacherous. The wealthy Philistines found out about Samson's love for Delilah, and in his absence they visited her. They asked her to find out from Samson what his strength was. For this they promised to give her a lot of silver.
Delilah agreed, and when Samson came to her, she began to ask him what his strength was. He said that he should be bound with seven raw strings, and then he would become like other people. Delilah reported this to the wealthy Philistines, and they immediately brought her raw strings of bowstring and left one of their men in her house to watch. And when Samson fell asleep, Delilah tied him with these threads and shouted: "Samson, wake up, the Philistines are coming at you." He jumped up and, as if nothing had happened, easily broke these threads.
Delilah was very offended by him, realizing that he had deceived her. And again she pestered him with questions, what was his strength and how to make him lose it. This time Samson told her that they should bind him with new ropes, and then he would become powerless, he would become like all other people. And again the spy hid in the next room, and again, as soon as Samson fell asleep, Delilah tied him up.
And again she called out that the Philistines were coming. And this time Samson quickly jumped up and easily tore the ropes like threads.
Thus he deceived Delilah several times. But she did not lag behind him, she really wanted to receive the promised money. Finally, Samson could not stand it and confessed to her that he was a Nazirite of God, that the razor did not touch his head. And all his strength is in his hair. If you cut them off, he will weaken, become like all ordinary people.
Dalida believed that this time he told her the truth. She secretly invited wealthy Philistines, informed them that she knew the secret of Samson, and asked them to bring her money. The Philistines gave her the promised silver. This time, when Samson returned, she put him to sleep and called a man to cut his head. After that, Delilah again shouted: "Samson, the Philistines are coming at you!" He woke up, but could no longer throw off the Philistines who attacked him. They treated them cruelly - they gouged out his eyes, bound him with chains and threw him into the house of prisoners. There he sat for a long time. And during this time his hair grew.
Finally, the wealthy Philistines wanted to see him humiliated. Samson was brought to a rich house with columns. Men and women sat around, all looked at the blind hero. And he asked one youth to bring him to the column, so that it would be more convenient to stand near it. The lad led him to the column.
Samson raised his head to heaven and asked the Lord to give him his former strength. Then he grabbed two columns with his hands and abruptly moved them from their place. And instantly the house collapsed on everyone who came to look at Samson. Samson himself died. People said that this time he killed as many Philistines as he had killed in his entire life.
Judge Samson
When the Jews again began to get involved in idolatry, their national unity began to weaken, and they soon fell under the power of the Philistines. Battle-hardened warriors, clad in iron, which was then rare in Canaan, the Philistines quickly crushed the fragmented forces of the Israelites. For forty years Israel had to endure their yoke. The people lost heart and began to lose hope for their deliverance. And so, when the Jews realized their guilt before God, the Lord sent Israel a deliverer named Samson.
In the tribe of Dan then lived a Jew named Manoah, whose wife was barren. One day, the Angel of the Lord appeared to the spouses and said that soon they would have a son who would be a Nazirite of God, that is, consecrated to God, would not drink wine, cut his hair. He will save Israel from the Philistine yoke. Angel's prediction came true. The boy, who was named Samson, quickly matured. The young man with long hair on his head and a powerful physique possessed extraordinary physical strength.
Samson fought the Philistines alone. Once he caught three hundred foxes in snares, tied burning torches to their tails and drove the frightened animals towards the city. The foxes rushed forward like crazy, setting fire to fields, vineyards and orchards along the way. In a short time, all the wealth of the Philistine farmers turned to dust.
As if from under the ground, Samson grew up on the roads in front of passers-by, killed and sowed such fear that even the bravest of the brave were afraid to meet him. This could not last long, and the Philistines decided to put an end to Samson's terror. Their troops invaded Judea and, threatening to devastate the country, demanded that they be given a strong man. Samson voluntarily went out to meet them and allowed himself to be tied with ropes. When he was taken to the camp of the Philistines and they began to insult him, Samson tore the ropes like threads, grabbed a fresh donkey's jaw lying on the ground, and in anger attacked his tormentors. Panic broke out in the Philistine camp, and many fled. Samson took advantage of the confusion and killed a thousand people. Returning to his cave, he cheerfully hummed a boastful song: With the jaw of an ass, two crowds; with the jaw of an ass, I killed a thousand people.(Judg. 15.16).
Grateful Israelites elected him as judge. Since then, for twenty years, he ruled them, and his name made the Philistines tremble.
Confident in his abilities, Samson was not afraid to go alone to the Philistine cities. But trouble happened to him when he fell in love with a beautiful Philistine woman named Delilah. The Philistines found out about this and decided to act by bribery. For a lot of money, they persuaded the treacherous Delilah to find out from Samson the secret of his extraordinary strength. Once Samson confessed to her: “ The razor did not touch my head, for I am a Nazarite of God from my mother's womb, but if you cut me, then my strength will depart from me ..."(Judg. 16.17). Dalida immediately notified her countrymen to come to her with the promised monetary reward. Meanwhile, she herself put Samson to sleep on her knees and ordered that seven braids be cut from his head. The Philistines put Samson in chains, gouged out his eyes and forced him to turn a millstone in the city of Gaza, in a dungeon.
Once, during a feast in the temple of their god Dagon, the merry pagans demanded that Samson be brought to them in order to enjoy the view of his fall. Pale, with empty eye sockets, Samson stood in the temple between the columns and patiently endured bullying and insults. He seemed to be helpless and mentally broken. No one noticed either that his hair had grown back. Quietly moving his lips, he whispered a prayer: Lord God! remember me and strengthen me only now, O God! so that I can take revenge on the Philistines once for my two eyes"(Judg. 16.28). Then, with the help of a guide boy, he approached the two pillars on which the temple rested, rested his hands on them and exclaimed: “ Die, my soul, with the Philistines!"(Judg. 16.30). There was a sudden silence in the temple of Dagon. Only now the Philistines realized that they had not yet defeated Samson, but it was already too late. Samson strained his forces and moved the columns. The temple collapsed with a monstrous roar, burying the hero and three thousand Philistines who had fun there under its ruins.
The story of Samson's life was deeply instructive for the entire people of Israel. The whole point of it was that when Samson kept the Nazarite vow, he was unusually strong, but when, being carried away by sensual pleasures, violated his vow, he became weak. Thus, the history of Samson's life is, as it were, the personification of the history of the Israelite people themselves. She showed that the strength of the people lies in the zealous preservation of their union with God.
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