To better understand what Samson was up against, I went to my Hebrew dictionary to find out what Delilah’s name meant. In Biblical times, a great deal of effort was given to choosing a name for a child. Often names were given that described the child’s calling from God. Other times...
BIBLICAL NARRATORSAMSON AGONISTESSAMSON AND DELILAHSAMSONSamson gives away the secret of his strength, the story says, because Delilah nags him. Since only an incredibly stupid person could have failed to recognize her plan to betray him, Samson has been tagged as a musclebound lamebrain ever ...
Samson and Delilah: Directed by Lee Philips. With Max von Sydow, Belinda Bauer, Stephen Macht, Daniel Stern. The long haired biblical strongman Samson falls in love with beautiful temptress Delilah in Philistine.
Samson and Delilah(1996-1996) Reference View|Change View 2h 52min Adventure,Drama TV Mini Series 5.8(1,236) Rate Season:1Year:1996 Samson, blessed with superhuman strength, battles the oppressive Philistines. His vengeful desires make him violate his vow, losing his power until he ultimately sa...
Samson and Delilah - One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her. The people of Gaza were told,
Samson and Delilah ? Samson is destined for greatness. As he grows, he proves to be the strongest man in the land. But when he falls in love with a deceptive woman named Delilah, his fortunes change. With Delilah's help, Samson's enemies capture him - and it appears that he will spe...
Biblical pageantry, with an unforgettable finale Even viewers who are sympathetic to very early silent movies are likely to chuckle at this well intentioned but inept, one-reel rendition of the story of Samson and Delilah. Still, this film is not without interest for buffs, and it happily surv...
Cecil B. DeMille’s lush biblical epic retailing the story of Samson and Delilah, is the top-grossing movie released in 1949, and save its proselytizing designation, it is a quintessential study of a woman’s complex affective oscillation between love and hate, but of course, the prerequisite...
DeMille presents Delilah as a passionately loving woman, who desires Samson sexually and whose hatred towards him is just the reverse of her profound love. At the end all movies, which take reference to Judg 13-16, tend to a harmonization and a happy ending. Keywords: biblical story; Cecil...
Delilah was a woman of Sorek. She is the only woman in Samson's story who is named. The Bible says that Samson loved her (Judges 16:4) but not that she loved him. The two were not married and the idea that they had a sexual relationship is, in the words of Josey Bridges Snyder...