Manoah

Manoah
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.
BornUnknown
DiedUnknown
Known forFather of Samson
SpouseHazzelelponi or Zelelponith (according to tradition)
ChildrenSamson, 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.

  1. ^ "Manoah by Wayne Blank". Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-29.