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Delilah

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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A Philistine harlot, of the valley of Sorek, loved by Samson. She, being bribed by the Philistines, teased Samson till he told her wherein his great strength lay. Judges 16:4-18 . By the great reward offered her — 5,500 'shekels' — it appears probable that she was a political courtesan. We wonder at the folly of Samson, for he had ample proofs of her design; but, alas, being away from God, the light had become darkness, and how great that darkness! The 'lap of Delilah' should be a signal warning to all.

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Delilah'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​d/delilah.html. 1897.
 
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