Web2 jan. 2014 · It had been calculated that the gates were between 10,700lbs and 21,400 pounds depending on the thickness of the door. This was calculated by the material used … WebSamson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city 4. Delilah corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson 6. Thrice she is deceived 15. At last she overcomes him 21. The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes 22. His strength renewing, he pulls down the house upon the Philistines and dies Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Web5 apr. 2014 · And Samson carried the gate to Hebron, which was 36 miles away and 3,200 feet higher in altitude! Samson is a fascinating but ultimately sad case. He was a God-called judge who could subdue the Philistines, but he could not subdue his own sensual appetites. Web"And Samson lay until midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron." (Judges 16:3) The episode of Samson carrying the gates of Gaza has long troubled commentators. lexware version 2023
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WebJudges 16:3. ESV But Samson lay till midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two posts, and pulled them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that is in front of Hebron. NIV But Samson lay there only until the middle of the night. Web21 aug. 2014 · It states in Judges 16:3 that Samson picked up the city gate in the middle of the night, and it says that he carried it to Hebron. There is, however, no mention of when Samson arrived in Hebron with the gate. The very next verse (16:4 NIV) just says, “Some time later, he fell in love with a woman … whose name was Delilah.”. WebOver 40 years ago I published “Samson’s Removal of Gaza’s Gates,” Journal of the Near Eastern Archaeological Society 8 (1976): 83–93. Prof. Stan Swinney and I worked on the research for this article a mere four years into my first full-time teaching post in Denver, CO. lexware update 2022 download