Who was Samson in the Bible?

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Samson was one of the judges of Israel, a Nazarite from birth known for extraordinary physical strength and for conflict with the Philistines, recorded in Judges 13-16.

Judges 13:24 in the King James Version reads:

And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

The verse closes Judges 13, at the end of the account of Samson's birth. Read it in context at Judges 13:24, or the full chapter at Judges 13. Encyclopedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson.

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