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Manoah
A man of Dan to whom, with his wife, the angel foretold the birth of Samson.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Tribe & people
BibleOf the tribe of Dan.
Judges 13:2
Where in scripture
JudgesFamily
In their own words — 6 recorded sayings
“Then Manoah made prayer to the Lord, and said, O Lord, let the man of God whom you sent come to us again and make clear to us what we are to do for the child who is to come.” — Judges 13:8
“And Manoah got up and went after his wife, and came up to the man and said to him, Are you the man who was talking to this woman? And he said, I am. And Manoah said, Now when your words come true, what is to be the rule for the child and what will be his work?” — Judges 13:11-12
“And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, Now let us keep you while we make ready a young goat for you.” — Judges 13:15
“Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, What is your name, so that when your words come true we may give you honour?” — Judges 13:17
“And Manoah said to his wife, Death will certainly be our fate, for it is a god whom we have seen.” — Judges 13:22
“Then his father and mother said to him, Is there no woman among the daughters of your relations or among all my people, that you have to go for your wife to the Philistines, who are without circumcision? But Samson said to his father, Get her for me, for she is pleasing to me.” — Judges 14:3
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
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