George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Judges 13:2
Saraa, in the confines of Juda and of Dan, ten miles north of Eleutheropolis. (Eusebius) --- Manue seems to have resided in the country, near this town, ver. 25. (Menochius)
Saraa, in the confines of Juda and of Dan, ten miles north of Eleutheropolis. (Eusebius) --- Manue seems to have resided in the country, near this town, ver. 25. (Menochius)
Verse Judges 13:2. _A CERTAIN MAN OF ZORAH_] A town in the tribe of Judah, but afterwards given to Dan....
ZORAH - See the marginal reference. HIS WIFE WAS BARREN - To mark more distinctly the high providential destiny of the child that was eventually born. Compare the similar circumstances of the birth o...
6. SIXTH DECLENSION: UNDER THE PHILISTINES AND SAMSON CHAPTER 13 _ 1. Israel delivered to the Philistines (Judges 13:1)_ 2. Manoah and his wife (Judges 13:2) 3. Samson born (Judges 13:24) The sixt...
THE BIRTH OF SAMSON. Judges 13:1. D's usual introduction. Judges 13:2. Zorah (p. 31) is now Sar-' a, 800 ft. above the valley of Sorek (Wady es-Surâ r), 17 m. W. of Jerusalem. In Joshua 15:33 and...
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_Zorah_ Judges 13:25; Judges 16:31; Judges 18:2; Judges 18:8; Judges 18:11
Samson of Dan Judges 13:1 to Judges 16:31 _The Birth of Samson Judges 13:1-25_ And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Phi...
_AND THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN OF ZORAH, OF THE FAMILY OF THE DANITES, WHOSE NAME WAS MANOAH; AND HIS WIFE WAS BARREN, AND BARE NOT._ Zorah - a Danite town (Joshua 15:33), lying on the common boundary...
ZORAH] in Joshua 19:41 a Danite city; it lies some 17 m. W. of Jerusalem. Later, the Danites migrated northwards (Judges 18), and Zorah was reckoned as belonging to Judah (Joshua 15:33;...
THE STORY OF SAMSON Except for Judges 15:20 and Judges 16:31, Samson has none of the characteristics of a Judge. His exploits against the Philistines are all solitary, and though they doubtless afford...
LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 13 In total, there were 12 judges in the book called Judges. Samson was the last one. The story about him shows that matters had got much worse. Peo...
THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN.... — The narrative of the birth of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1) is similarly introduced. ZORAN. — The name means “place of hornets.” In Joshua 15:33 it is mentioned with Eshtaol amon...
וַ יְהִי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֧ד מִ צָּרְעָ֛ה מִ
THE ANGEL IN THE FIELD Judges 13:1 IN our ignorance not in our knowledge, in our blindness not in our light, we call nature secular and think of the ordinary course of events as a series of cold oper...
THE PROMISE OF A NAZARITE CHAMPION Judges 13:1 The secret of Samson's strength was a puzzle to his contemporaries. Even Delilah could not account for it, Judges 16:5. Clearly, then, it did not depend...
Once again we read that "Israel again did that which was evil," and once again they were delivered to discipline at the hands of their enemies. In this connection we have one of the strangest stories...
Thomas says Zorah was on the border of Dan and Judah, which was close to the area the Philistines occupied. Interestingly, Dan means "a judge" and Jacob had foretold Dan would judge his people (Genesi...
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name [was] Manoah; and his wife [was] (a) barren, and bare not. (a) Signifying that their deliverance came only from God, and...
Dan was one of the tribes of Israel. And this tribe lay near the Philistines' country. Jacob prophesied concerning this tribe, that Dan should judge his people. Perhaps this prophecy had its fulfillme...
My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...
Samson, as a type, sets before us the principle of Nazariteship, entire separation to God, the source of strength in conflict with our enemies, looked at as enemies who seek to gain the upper hand amo...
AND THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN OF ZORAH, OF THE FAMILY OF THE DANITES,.... Of the tribe of Dan, in which tribe Zorah was, and seems to have lain both on the borders of Judah and Dan, Joshua 15:33; Joshu...
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name [was] Manoah; and his wife [was] barren, and bare not. Ver. 2. _A certain man of Zorah._] Samson's country, much ennoble...
_Of the family of the Danites_ That is, of that tribe or people. _His wife was barren, and bare not_ An emphatical repetition of the same thing in other words, which is a usual elegance both in Script...
1 Israel is in the hand of the Philistines. 2 An Angel appeareth to Manoahs wife. 8 The Angel appeareth to Manoah. 15 Manoahs sacrifice, whereby the Angel is discouered. 24 Samson is borne. 1 AND...
THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE ANGEL...
And there was a certain man of Zorah, Joshua 19:41, OF THE FAMILY OF THE DANITES, the tribes nearest to the territory of the Philistines, WHOSE NAME WAS MANOAH; AND HIS WIFE WAS BARREN AND BARE NOT, a...
AMSON'S BIRTH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED (vv. 1-25) After this, because of Israel's further disobedience, the Lord brought them under bondage to the Philistines for forty long years (v. 1). In this case...
1-7 Israel did evil: then God delivered them again into the hands of the Philistines. When Israel was in this distress, Samson was born. His parents had been long childless. Many eminent persons were...
ZORAH; a city, of which see JOSHUA 15:33, JOSHUA 19:41. OF THE FAMILY, i.e. of the tribe or people, as family sometimes signifies, Joshua 7:17...
Judges 13:2 certain H259 man H376 Zorah H6881 family H4940 Danites H1839 name H8034 Manoah H4495 wife H802 barren...
‘ And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah, and his wife was barren, and did not bare.' Zorah (modern Sar‘ah?) was a town in the lowlands of Judah (Jos...
Judges 13:16 I. We must first ask what principles, regarding the way in which God works deliverance for man, were taught by Samson. (1) The first principle impressed on the minds of his contemporaries...
CONTENTS: Parents of Samson and Samson's birth. CHARACTERS: God, Angel (Jesus), Holy Spirit, Manoah. CONCLUSION: A promise is given to try our faith and a precept to try our obedience for God requir...
Judges 13:1. _Forty years._ There are no exact dates of the commencement and termination of this servitude. Therefore to harmonize it with the four hundred and eighty years from the going out of Egypt...
_Manoah; and his wife._ THE ANGELIC APPEARANCES TO MANOAH AND HIS WIFE I. The unknown visitor. Manoah’s wife was just the woman to be visited by an angel--bold, energetic, large-hearted, believing....
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 13:1__ Samson was the twelfth and last judge. He lived around the beginning of the eleventh century B.C., about 50 years before Saul became king. His physical strength was unpara...
NEW OPPRESSORS AND A NEW DELIVERER In fixing the date at which Samson appeared, it must be remembered that great diversity of opinion exists, as to the exact chronology of the whole period between the...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 13:1 DID EVIL AGAIN. It by no means follows from this phrase that this chapter is in direct chronological sequence to the preceding The scene is shifted to the tribe of Dan, and to...
[Now, again] The children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. There was a certain man from Zorah, he was o...
1 Samuel 1:2; Genesis 16:1; Genesis 25:21; Joshua 15:33; Joshua 19:41;
Of the family — That is, of the tribe or people. Bare not — An emphatical repetition of the same thing in other words, which is an usual elegancy both in scripture and other authors....