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160 GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE ENTER THE PROMISED LAND
SAMSON BREAKS 'TIE PILLARS OF THE BANQUET H L
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son long hair. One day he told Dalila, a Philistine woman,
The secret of Samson's great strength was in his
that if his hair were cut, his strength would leave him. At night while he was asleep, Dalila cut his hair and called in the soldiers to capture him. The soldiers put out his eyes and cast him into prison, in the city of Gaza.
oys Some time after this, a great feast was held in the I ban city. Several thousand people were gathered in the baU banquet hall. Samson was brought from the prison
so that the guests might amuse themselves by making sport of him.
By this time, his hair had grown long again, but he
