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Samson’s unnamed mother, Manoah, and the angel of the LORD near their home as Samson’s birth and calling are announced.

Samson Is Set Apart for God

Judges 13:1–16:31

Samson faces a young lion in the vineyards of Timnah, illustrating Judges 14:1–20 and the LORD’s empowerment of Samson.

Samson Faces the Young Lion

Judges 13:1–16:31

Samson faces Philistine companions at a Timnah wedding feast while his Timnahite wife stands nearby, suggesting broken trust around the riddle.

The Riddle at the Wedding Feast

Judges 13:1–16:31

Samson carries the removed doors, posts, and bars of Gaza’s city gate toward the hill near Hebron at night.

Samson Carries the City Gate

Judges 13:1–16:31

Samson asleep indoors while Delilah and a man shave his seven locks in the valley of Sorek, illustrating Judges 16:4–22.

Samson Reveals His Secret

Judges 13:1–16:31

Samson in the Philistine prison at Gaza with bronze shackles and a grain mill, his short hair beginning to grow again.

Samson Remembers His Calling in Prison

Judges 13:1–16:31

Samson prays for strength while standing between the pillars of Dagon’s temple, with a servant guiding him and Philistines gathered nearby.

Samson Prays in Dagon’s Temple

Judges 13:1–16:31

A symbolic, non-graphic illustration concept of Samson at Dagon’s temple during its collapse, with broken pillars, dust, and subdued gathered silhouettes.

The Temple Falls

Judges 13:1–16:31

Samson’s brothers and his father’s household carry him toward the tomb of Manoah his father in a quiet landscape.

Samson’s Family Buries Him

Judges 13:1–16:31