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Encyclopedia > Samson (disambiguation)

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Samson is a biblical figure known for his superhuman strength, derived from his hair. Samson and Delilah, by Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) This article is about Biblical figure. ...


Samson may also refer to:


Film and television

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Young Samson can slam his magic braclets together. ... Samson and Gert in front of their house in their car Samson en Gert is a Belgian (Flemish) childrens television series. ... Samson is a 1961 film made by Academy Award winning Polish director Andrzej Wajda that uses art house aesthetics to tell a story about the Holocaust. ... Andrzej Wajda, Warsaw (Poland), May 2006 Andrzej Wajda (born March 6, 1926 in Suwałki) is a Polish film director. ... A large brown bear, Samson, is one of Sesamstraßes original creations . ... Half Baked is a 1998 comedy film starring Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams and Guillermo Díaz. ... Carnivàle, pronounced // (“car-nih-VAL”), was an American dramatic television series produced by HBO. Created by Daniel Knauf, it starred Nick Stahl and Clancy Brown. ... Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. ... Once is a 2006 Irish film written and directed by John Carney, who has referred to it as a video album. ... These are the main characters in the Cartoon Network series Camp Lazlo. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Camp Lazlo is an Emmy-winning, American animated television series created by Joe Murray, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and currently airs on Cartoon Network. ...

Music

Samson is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. ... Samson was a heavy metal band formed in 1977 by guitarrist and vocalist Paul Samson. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ...

Places

Samson is one of the largest uninhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly. ... Samson is a city located in Geneva County, Alabama. ... Samson is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. ... Doubs is a département in eastern France named after the Doubs River. ...

Companies

SAMSON AG, founded in 1907 by Hermann Sandvoss, is a German corporation headquartered in Frankfurt. ... Samson Technologies is a largely respected and successful audio production conglomerate that is made up of the following companies or elements: Samson Wireless Samson Audio Hartke Systems Zoom Armoured Cable External links Official Samson Website Category: Audio companies ... Edmé Samson (b Paris, 1810; d Paris, 1891), founder of the ceramics firm Samson, Edmé et Cie (commonly known as Samson Ceramics), was a famous copyist (and perhaps forger) of porcelain and pottery. ...

Vehicles

Samson is a monster truck that races on the USHRA circuit. ... Great Western Railway No. ... John Rut (fl. ... The four Tornado class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. ...

People

Samson of Dol (born 486?) was a Christian religious figure of the fifth century. ... Rabbi David Samson (born 1956) is an Orthodox rabbi and one of the leading English-speaking Torah scholars in the Religious Zionist movement in Israel. ... Savanna Samson (born Natalie Oliveros[1] on October 14, 1967[2] in Rochester, New York is an American pornographic actress. ... For other uses, see Samson (disambiguation). ... The Bishop of Worcester is the ordinary in the see of Worcester and has his seat in Worcester Cathedral. ...

Other uses

The Samson Option is a term used to describe the strategies alleged to underlie Israels development of a nuclear arsenal. ... The front cover of the March 2004 issue Samson Monthly for Men (月刊サムソン) is a monthly Japanese magazine for gay men. ... Doc Samson (Dr. Leonard Samson) is a fictional character, a superhero and psychiatrist in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Samson and Goliath Samson and Goliath are twin shipbuilding gantry cranes situated at Queens Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Sue, AMNH 5027, Stan, and Jane, to scale with a human. ... A typical large ND-500 configuration. ... The characteristic ND dotted logo used from 1973 Norsk Data was a (mini-)computer manufacturer located in Oslo, Norway. ... Sunderland Association Football Club (Sunderland AFC or SAFC) is a professional football club, based at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North-East England. ...

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Samson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2372 words)
Samson or Shimshon (שִׁמְשׁוֹן "Of the sun" (perhaps proclaiming he was radiant and mighty) or "[One who] Serves [God]", Standard Hebrew Šimšon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimšôn) is the third to last of the Judges of Israel mentioned in the Tanakh.
Samson is said to have lived during the period when the Israelites were oppressed by the power of the Philistines.
While there Samson became so infatuated with a Philistine woman of Timnah that, overcoming the objections of his parents who didn't realise that it was the will of the Lord, he married her.
samson - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com (2255 words)
When Samson returns to Timnah, however, he finds his father in law has given his bride to Samson's companion, probably his right-hand man. Her father refuses to allow him to see her, and wishes to give Samson her sister.
The rabbis identified Samson with Bedan ; Bedan was a judge mentioned by Samuel in his farewell address (1 Samuel 12:11) among the judges that delivered Israel from their enemies.
To complete this task, Samson would thus require to be at least 3 times the size of an average human (thus a giant notable in records of other cultures, which have not been uncovered), or have arms very much longer than his body (similar to an Orangutan).
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