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- Occom, Samson
Occom or Occum, Samson, 1723–92, Native American clergyman, b. near Norwich, Conn. He became one of the first pupils of Eleazer Wheelock, and in 1749 he went to Long Island, N.Y., to serve the...
- Hirsch, Samson Raphael
Hirsch, Samson Raphael, 1808–88, German rabbi and chief exponent of Neo-Orthodoxy. As rabbi in Frankfurt-am-Main, he advocated the organization of autonomous Orthodox congregations outside the...
- Manoah
Manoah, in the Bible, father of Samson.
- En-hakkore
En-hakkore, in the Bible, spring in Lehi that burst forth when Samson called upon the Lord.
- Ramath-lehi
Ramath-lehi, in the Bible, place, SW ancient Palestine, where Samson slew the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass.
- Etam
Etam, in the Bible. 1 Village, S ancient Palestine. 2 Town of Judah, SW of Bethlehem. 3 Cleft rock, where Samson hid. These may be the same.
- Delilah
Delilah, in the Book of Judges, courtesan in the pay of the Philistines, perhaps a Philistine herself, who was loved by Samson. She learned that his strength lay in his long hair and betrayed ...
- Zorah
Zorah or Zoreah, in the Bible, town, ancient Palestine, the modern Zora, Israel, W of Jerusalem. Zorah was the home of Samson. The town was also called Zareah, and its inhabitants were known a...
- Timnah
Timnah or Timnath, in the Bible. 1 Hill town, S ancient Palestine. 2 Place associated with Judah. It may be the same as 1 or 3. 3 Town associated with Samson's Timnite wife and also with Ahaz....
- Luzzatto, Moses Hayyim
Luzzatto, Moses Hayyim, 1707–47, Hebrew playwright, poet, and mystic, a leader of the renaissance of Hebrew literature, b. Padua. At 15 he formed a group to study kabbalistic mysteries (see ka...
