The Gaza in the Samson story refers to the same Gaza of today. The Philistines were a coastal people who settled in what is today the Gaza Strip and some parts of Israel along the coast to the north of the Gaza Strip.
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The story of Samson and Delilah can be found in the book called Judges.
Samson is in the Bible book of Judges, chapters 13 through 16.
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The setting of "Letter from Gaza" by Ghassan Kanafani is the Gaza Strip in Palestine. The story depicts the struggles and experiences of Palestinian refugees living in Gaza after being displaced due to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The story of Samson begins at Judges 13. The Bible does not say how much hair, if any, Samson had when he was born. Samson may or may not have been an historical figure.
The name of Samson's donkey is not known. The story of Samson happens in the book of Joshua in the Bible.
Delilah betrays Samson to the Philistines by cutting his hair, which was the the key to his strength according to the Biblical story.
Samson in Hebrew means Israelite leader.
Though there were 3 women in the life of Samon, he married only the first one - a woman from Timnah. The other was a whore from Gaza and the third was the infamous Delilah whom Samson loved but never married. She betrayed him soon afterwards.
The Gaza Strip refers to a piece of land that is along the Mediterranean coast that borders both Israel and Egypt and is currently a Hamas-controlled enclave. Its name, Gaza = ghazza (غزة) in Arabic, meaning strength and honor .
"Samson and locks" typically refers to the biblical story of Samson, who loses his strength when his hair is cut off. The phrase is commonly used to suggest vulnerability or weakness when someone's source of power or confidence is taken away.