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.

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.