Who is Samson in the Bible?
Samson, Hebrew Shimshon, legendary Israelite warrior and judge, or divinely inspired leader, renowned for the prodigious strength that he derived from his uncut hair. He is portrayed in the biblical Book of Judges (chapters 13–16). Samson demolishing the temple of the god Dagon, 19th-century chromolithograph. What was Samson’s purpose? Samson was called by the Lord…