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Judges 13:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless. "

Judges 13:2

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1 The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

2 There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.

3 The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son.

4 Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;

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  • Samson Manoah is the father of Samson.
    Source: Judges 13:2; Judges 13:24; Judges 16:28; Judges 16:31
    There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.
    Read Judges 13:2
    The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
    Read Judges 13:24
    Samson called to the LORD, and said, “Lord GOD, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this once, God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.”
    Read Judges 16:28
    Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years.
    Read Judges 16:31

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Judges 16:31

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"Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years."

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1 Chronicles 7:14

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"The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead."

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1 Samuel 1:1

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"Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite."

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1 Chronicles 7:23

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"He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because there was trouble with his house."

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Judges 18:11

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"The family of the Danites set out from Zorah and Eshtaol with six hundred men armed with weapons of war."

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Joshua 7:17

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"He brought near the family of Judah, and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected."

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Judges 13:1

"The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years."

Judges 13:3

"The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son."

Judges 13:4

"Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;"

Judges 13:5

"for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”"

Judges 13:6

"Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name;"

Judges 13:7

"but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink. Don’t eat any unclean thing, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”"

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