Introduction
Some similarities of Samson and Hercules are their supernatural strength of each, the slavery to women, the tearing asunder of the lion, the violent death of each are all points of strong general resemblance. Samson lived in the land that God had given to the Israelites. But there were still other people who either inhabited the land or attacked the Israelites. God used men and one woman called Judges to lead and protect the people of Israel during this time before they had a king. One of these judges was Samson.