Q 01/05

In which book of the Bible is the story of Samson told?

A) Judges

B) Kings

C) Genesis

D) Samuel

Answer · why

A) Judges

His story fills chapters 13 to 16, and he is the last of the judges named there.

Q 02/05

What does the Hebrew name Samson mean?

A) Gift of God

B) Man of the sun

C) Man of strength

D) Lion slayer

Answer · why

B) Man of the sun

It derives from shemesh, 'sun'; the rabbis linked it to God as 'a sun and shield' in the Psalms.

Q 03/05

What was the name of Samson's father, an Israelite from Zorah?

A) Elkanah

B) Jesse

C) Manoah

D) Boaz

Answer · why

C) Manoah

His wife had been unable to conceive until an angel announced the birth.

Q 04/05

From which tribe of Israel was Samson descended?

A) Judah

B) Benjamin

C) Levi

D) Dan

Answer · why

D) Dan

Zorah lay in the tribe's territory near the Philistine border.

Q 05/05

Samson was dedicated from birth under which special vow?

A) Nazirite

B) Levitical

C) Priestly

D) Passover

Answer · why

A) Nazirite

It meant no wine, no unclean food and never cutting his hair.