Editing Manoah (section)

{{Short description|Biblical character}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Manoah
| image         = File:Eustache Le Sueur - The Sacrifice of Manoah, 1640-1650.jpg
| caption       = Manoah and [[Manoah's wife|his barren wife]] sacrifice a [[Sheep|ram]] to the [[angel of the Lord]] (above); Manoah's wife wears a [[wimple]] in [[Eustache Le Sueur]]'s ''The Sacrifice of Manoah'', 1640–1650.
| birth_date    = Unknown
| birth_place   = [[Zorah]], [[Tribe of Dan]], [[Ancient Israel]]
| death_date    = Unknown
| death_place   = [[Ancient Israel]]
| known_for     = Father of [[Samson]]
| spouse        = Hazzelelponi or Zelelponith (according to tradition)
| children      = [[Samson]], Nishyan or Nashyan (according to tradition)
}}
'''Manoah''' ({{Langx|he|מָנ֫וֹחַ}} ''Mānoaḥ'') is a figure from the [[Book of Judges]] 13:1-23 and 14:2-4 of the [[Hebrew Bible]]. His name means "rest".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keyway.ca/htm2001/20010506.htm |title=Manoah by Wayne Blank |access-date=2012-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731192125/http://www.keyway.ca/htm2001/20010506.htm |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the father of the judge [[Samson]].