Judges 15:1-8. Samson's revenge

1 .in the time of wheat harvest From mid-May to mid-June in this region. The harvest is mentioned to prepare the scene for Judges 15:5. Country weddings generally take place in March (Wetzstein, l.c.); a couple of months may have passed since the furious ending of the marriage feast.

a kid Apparently a customary present on these occasions; Genesis 38:17. The custom may have been based on the heathen idea that the goat was sacred to the goddess of love (Ashtôreth); cf. Deuteronomy 7:13 Hebr.

into the chamber The women's quarters. The woman is still in her father's house, though she is married (Judges 14:20).

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