Samson

Also known as: Shimshon

Died: 1050 BCE Era: unknown

Samson

Judge with supernatural strength as a Nazirite. Killed a lion barehanded, slew 1,000 Philistines with a jawbone. His weakness for Philistine women led to his downfall when Delilah discovered his strength came from his uncut hair. Blinded and enslaved, he died bringing down the Philistine temple, killing more in death than in life.

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