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Samson in Wikipedia

Samson, Shimshon (Hebrew: שמשון, Standard Šimšon Tiberian Šimšôn, meaning "of the sun" – perhaps proclaiming he was radiant and mighty – or "[One who] Serves [God]") or Shamshoun شمشون (Arabic) or Sampson Σαμψών (Greek) is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Children of Israel mentioned in the Tanakh (the Hebrew bible), and the Talm...

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Sanballat I in Wikipedia

Sanballat the Horonite or Sanballat I (in Neo-Assyrian Aramaic, Sinballidh or "The god Sin has vivified") was a Samaritan leader and official of the Persian Achaemenid Empire who lived in the mid to late fifth century BC. He is best known from the Book of Nehemiah, which casts him as one of the chief opponents of the Jewish governor Nehemiah d...

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Samuel Scripture - 1 Chronicles 11:3

Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel....

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Saph Scripture - 2 Samuel 21:18

And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which [was] of the sons of the giant....

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Samuel Scripture - 1 Samuel 3:21

And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD....

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Sargon Scripture - Isaiah 20:1

In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;...

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Samuel Scripture - 1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart....

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Sargon II in Wikipedia

Sargon II ( Akkadian Šarru-kên "legitimate king", reigned 722 – 705 BC) was an Assyrian king. Sargon II became co-regent with Shalmaneser V in 722 BC, and became the sole ruler of the kingdom of Assyria in 722 BC after the death of Shalmaneser V. It is not clear whether he was the son of Tiglath-Pileser III or a usurper unrelated to the royal ...

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Sachar in Wikipedia

Sachar was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible: One of David's heroes 1 Chronicles 11:35; also called Sharar 2 Samuel 23:33. A son of Obed-edom the Gittite, and a temple porter 1 Chronicles 26:4....

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Sallai Scripture - Nehemiah 12:20

Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;...

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