Manoah | |
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![]() Manoah and his barren wife sacrifice a ram to the angel of the Lord (above); Manoah's wife wears a wimple in Eustache Le Sueur's The Sacrifice of Manoah, 1640–1650. | |
Born | Unknown |
Died | Unknown |
Known for | Father of Samson |
Spouse | Hazzelelponi or Zelelponith (according to tradition) |
Children | Samson, Nishyan or Nashyan (according to tradition) |
Manoah (Hebrew: מָנ֫וֹחַ Mānoaḥ) is a figure from the Book of Judges 13:1-23 and 14:2-4 of the Hebrew Bible. His name means "rest".[1] He is the father of the judge Samson.