Figura religiosa

Samson

1118 BC - 1078 BC

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Sansón (en hebreo: שמשון Šīmšwn, ‘hijo del sol’, en griego: Σαμψών, Sam´psṓn) es un personaje de la Biblia, uno de los últimos jueces israelitas antiguos, consagrado como nazareo. Su historia se narra en el Libro de los Jueces, de los capítulos 13 al 16. En el relato, Sansón se caracteriza por poseer una figura recia y una fuerza extraordinaria para combatir contra sus enemigos y llevar a cabo actos heroicos, inalcanzables para la gente común, como luchar sin más armas que sus propias manos contra un león, acabar con todo un ejército con solo una mandíbula de burro y hasta derribar un templo filisteo con su propia fuerza. Al mencionar sus hazañas el texto bíblico emplea expresiones tales como «el espíritu de Yahveh le invadió» (Jueces 14, 19), o «el espíritu de Yahveh vino sobre él» (Jueces 15, 14), con lo que el escritor implica que la fuerza sobrehumana de Sansón provenía únicamente de realizar actos por voluntad divina. Leer más en Wikipedia

His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia. Samson is the 64th most popular figura religiosa (down from 25th in 2024), the 13th most popular biography from Israel (down from 9th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Israeli Figura Religiosa.

Samson is most famous for being a biblical figure who was given superhuman strength by God. He was captured by the Philistines and forced to work for them, but he eventually killed them with the jawbone of a donkey.

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Among Figura religiosas

Among figura religiosas, Samson ranks 64 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Leo XII, John the Apostle, Matthias the Apostle, James, brother of Jesus, Saint Stephen, and Elizabeth. After him are Saint Lucy, Pope Pius VIII, Muhammad al-Bukhari, Pope Adrian VI, Ignatius of Loyola, and Anthony the Great.

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Among people born in 1118 BC, Samson ranks 1After him is Jephthah. Among people deceased in 1078 BC, Samson ranks 1

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Samson ranks 13 out of 466Before him are Ramesses II (-1303), Elijah (-1000), Jonah (-850), Herod the Great (-73), Matthias the Apostle (1), and James, brother of Jesus (-20). After him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Mary Magdalene (-10), Isaiah (-800), Eusebius (265), Judas Iscariot (50), and Benjamin Netanyahu (1949).

Among Figura religiosas In Israel

Among figura religiosas born in Israel, Samson ranks 11Before him are Matthew the Apostle (10), Isaac (-1900), Elijah (-1000), Jonah (-850), Matthias the Apostle (1), and James, brother of Jesus (-20). After him are Mary Magdalene (-10), Isaiah (-800), Eusebius (265), Judas Iscariot (50), Thomas the Apostle (1), and Bartholomew the Apostle (-100).

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