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Also known as Shimshon‎

Samson (; ) was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" the twelve tribes of Israel before the institution of the monarchy. He is sometimes regarded as an Israelite version of the popular Near Eastern folk hero archetype also embodied by the Sumerian Gilgamesh and Enkidu, as well as the Greek Heracles. Samson was given superhuman powers by God in the form of extreme strength.

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Samson was the last judge of ancient Israel, a leader of the twelve tribes described in the Book of Judges who possessed superhuman strength granted by God. He is significant as an Israelite example of a widespread Near Eastern folk hero archetype, similar to figures like the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek Heracles.

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Person.name
Samson
Person.image
File:Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Simson bezwingt den Löwen.jpg
Person.caption
''Samson's Fight with the Lion'' (1525) by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Person.native_name_lang
he
Person.predecessor
Abdon
Person.successor
Eli
Person.partner
Delilah
Person.father
Manoah
Person.mother
not named
Person.restingplace
Zorah, Nahal Sorek

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Wikidata facts

Gender
male
Place of birth
Zorah
Place of death
Gaza City
Father
Manoah
Occupation
biblical judge
Position held
biblical judge
Languages spoken
Hebrew
Image
Sansón, de Joaquín Espalter (Museo del Prado).jpg
Work location
Palestine
Residence
Canaan
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date of death
1078-00-00
unmarried partner
Delilah
Commons category
Samson
topic's main category
Category:Samson
present in work
Judges
date of birth
1118-00-00
medical condition
blindness
name in native language
שמשון
last words
תָּמוֹת נַפְשִׁי עִם פְּלִשְׁתִּים
replaced by
Eli
hair style / hair length
braid
cause of death
structural failure
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