Samson and Delilah statue
Samson is a man who was given immense strength by God to aid him against his enemies and allow him to perform glorious feats, such as quickly killing a lion
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Samson and Delilah
Samson is a man who was given immense strength bu God to aid him against his enemies and allow him to perform glorious feats, such as quickly killing a lion, slaying an entire army with only the jawbone of an ass, and destroying a temple of the Philistines with his bare hands. However, if Samson's long hair was cut, he would lose his strength. Samson was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible and one of the last of the leaders who judged Israel before the institution of the monarchy.Delilah is a woman in the Book of Judges, where she is the woman in the valley of Sorek whom Samson loved, and who was his downfall. Her figure, one of several dangerous temptresses in the Hebrew Bible, has become emblematic: Samson loved Delilah, she betrayed him and what is worse, she did it for money.
Delilah was approached by the lords of the Philistines, to discover the secret of Samson's strength, and we will give thee, every one of us, eleven hundred pieces of silver. Three times she asked Samson for the secret of his strength, and all three times he gave her a false answer. The first time, he told her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. Then he told her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. The third time, he told her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head. On the fourth occasion, he gave her the true reason: that he did not cut his hair in fulfillment of a vow to God; and Delilah, when Samson was asleep on her knees, called up her man to shave off the seven locks from his head, then betrayed him to his enemies: The Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
Size Length 35cm * Width 18cm * Height 35cm
Made in Bethlehem
- Model: 162403
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| Weight | Dimensions |
|---|---|
| 4.50 kg | Length 35.00 cm |
| Width 18.00 cm | |
| Height 35.00 cm |