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Eight Facts About Samson Research Paper

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Eight Facts about Samson
1. Samson was the second last of the judges of the Israelites. The last judge was Samuel.
2. Samson was a very strong man and his strength was connected with his long hair
3. Samson was a miracle baby. His parents were Christians and loved God. God chooses a barren woman and promises, “You shall conceive and give birth to a son’’. (Judges 13:2-3).
4. Samson was a Nazarite, which means that you cannot cut you hair, eat, or drink anything from grapes and do not go near a dead body; those are the vows.
5. Samson judged Israel for twenty years.
6. Samson loved Delilah but she betrayed him.
7. After Samson’s hair got cut the Philistines made him go blind and made him, mill to grind corn.
8. The Philistines gathered up and brought Samson to the temple to make fun of him. God blessed him with strength one more time and pushed two pillars. Over 3,000 Philistines soldiers died and the Philistine leader died as well.

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