Manoah
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Judges 13:2 names him: “a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah”. At 13:2–5 his wife is barren, and childless, and the LORD’s angel appears to the woman and says that she shall conceive and bear a son. At 13:8 Manoah entreats the LORD, and says, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall be born.” At 13:11–18 he follows his wife and questions the man, and asks the LORD’s angel his name. At 13:19–22 Manoah offers the young goat with the meal offering on the rock to the LORD, and the LORD’s angel ascends in the flame of the altar; Manoah knows that he was the LORD’s angel, and says to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.” At 16:31 Samson is buried between Zorah and Eshtaol “in the burial site of Manoah his father”.
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- JDG 13:2–5, engwebp
2There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.
3The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son.
4Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;
5for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”
- JDG 13:6–7, engwebp
6Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name;
7but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink. Don’t eat any unclean thing, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”
- JDG 13:8–14, engwebp
8Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall be born.”
9God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah, her husband, wasn’t with her.
10The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, saying to him, “Behold, the man who came to me that day has appeared to me.”
11Manoah arose and followed his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” He said, “I am.”
12Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”
13The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.
14She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her observe all that I commanded her.”
- JDG 13:15–18, engwebp
15Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.”
16The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah didn’t know that he was the LORD’s angel.
17Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?”
18The LORD’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?”
- JDG 13:19–23, engwebp
19So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched.
20For when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, the LORD’s angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
21But the LORD’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was the LORD’s angel.
22Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.”
23But his wife said to him, “If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.”
- JDG 16:31, engwebp
31Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years.
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Manoah — Father of — Samson
Evidence: Judges 16:31
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Took part in (4) — The woman tells her husband that a man of God came to her, Manoah entreats the LORD, and the angel of God comes again to the woman, Manoah asks the LORD’s angel his name, The LORD’s angel ascends in the flame of the altar, and Manoah says they have seen God
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There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.
Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall be born.”
God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah, her husband, wasn’t with her.
Manoah arose and followed his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” He said, “I am.”
Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”
The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.
Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.”
The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah didn’t know that he was the LORD’s angel.
Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?”
So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched.
For when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, the LORD’s angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
But the LORD’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was the LORD’s angel.
Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Manoah (person-manoah) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/manoah Current wording: Judges 13:2 names him: “a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah”. At 13:2–5 his wife is barren, and childless, and the LORD’s angel appears to the woman and says that she shall conceive and bear a son. At 13:8 Manoah entreats the LORD, and says, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall be born.” At 13:11–18 he follows his wife and questions the man, and asks the LORD’s angel his name. At 13:19–22 Manoah offers the young goat with the meal offering on the rock to the LORD, and the LORD’s angel ascends in the flame of the altar; Manoah knows that he was the LORD’s angel, and says to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.” At 16:31 Samson is buried between Zorah and Eshtaol “in the burial site of Manoah his father”. Cited evidence: JDG 13:2–5, engwebp / JDG 13:6–7, engwebp / JDG 13:8–14, engwebp / JDG 13:15–18, engwebp / JDG 13:19–23, engwebp / JDG 16:31, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.