Judges 14:1Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
The setting
Timnah, Philistine territory, modern Tel Batash, Israel. ~1100 BC. Samson descends from Israelite hills...
The emotion here: recording the fateful moment that began Samson's downfall
The original word
ra'ah (ראה) — to see intensely, gaze upon, contemplate with desire
Why it matters
Timnah was a border town that changed hands between Israelites and Philistines multiple times
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 14:1
He 'went DOWN' to Timnah — physically and spiritually descending from the high ground
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just about racial prejudice. But God's concern was religious — the Philistines would lead Samson away from faith.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Judges 14:1 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 14:1 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include attraction, choice. Notable phrases: saw a woman.
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Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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