Manoah is the father of Samson. "Manoah" means "rest" or "quiet" in "Judges" 13:1-23 and 14:2-4 of the Hebrew Bible. Manoah was of the tribe of Dan, and lived in the city of Zorah. He and his wife were childless, but an angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah's wife and told her that she would give birth to a son. The child was to be dedicated from the womb as a Nazirite, which entailed restrictions on his diet, … Wikipedia
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