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    Samson's riddle is found in the biblical Book of Judges, where it is incorporated into a larger narrative about Samson, the last of the judges of the ancient...
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    been collected in Tamil. While riddles are not numerous in the Bible, they are present, most famously in Samson's riddle in Judges xiv.14, but also in...
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    have viewed Samson as a type of Jesus Christ, based on similarities between Samson's story and the life of Jesus in the New Testament. Samson's and Jesus'...
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  • Riddle-tales are traditional stories featuring riddle-contests. They frequently provide the context for the preservation of ancient riddles for posterity...
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  • Philistines arrive at Samson's village and capture his father Manoah, demanding that Samson be surrendered to them. Despite Samson's surrender, Rallah promises...
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  • proverbs. Riddles are not common in the Bible, though other tests of verbal wit are. The most prominent riddle in the Bible is Samson's riddle: Samson outwitted...
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  • Lyle's Golden Syrup has a picture of bees in the lion which Samson had killed, with Samson's riddle Out of the strong came forth sweetness.[citation needed]...
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    generated in decomposing cows, through a process known as bugonia. Samson's riddle led some to believe they could also generate through the body of a...
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    the Book of Judges Samson takes honey from a bee hive that he finds in the carcass of a lion (Judges 14:8–9, see also Samson's riddle). The size of various...
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    and in Virgil's Georgics, is examined by Othniel Margalith, "Samson's Riddle and Samson's Magic Locks" Vetus Testamentum, 36.2 (1986:. Strabo 340, quoting...
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