Judges 13:6Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, "A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome; and I didn't ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name:
The setting
Manoah's house, Zorah, Israel, ~1100 BC. A woman rushes home to her husband, trying to find words for an encounter that defied description...
The emotion here: breathless excitement mixed with holy terror
The original word
nora (נוֹרָא) — fearsome, awe-inspiring, beyond human comprehension
Why it matters
Women in ancient Israel rarely spoke to strange men, making this encounter even more remarkable
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 13:6
She was so overwhelmed she forgot to ask basic questions like his name or origin
Common misconceptionPeople think she was calm and collected. She was actually so shaken she could barely form coherent sentences - 'awesome' here means terrifying, not cool.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Judges 13:6
Bible Genome reading
Judges 13:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 13:6 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. The setting is a domestic setting. These words are attributed to Manoah's wife. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is joyful. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include testimony, divine encounter, sharing. Notable phrases: A man of God came to me; face was like the face of the angel.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same joyful
“For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, …”
— Isaiah 9:6
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:22
“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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