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Samson is betrayed by his lover [[Delilah]], who, sent by the [[Philistines]] officials to entice him,<ref>{{bibleverse||Judges|16:5|HE}}</ref> orders a servant to cut his hair while he is sleeping and turns him over to his Philistine enemies, who gouge out his eyes and force him to grind grain in a mill at [[Gaza City|Gaza]]. While there, his hair begins to grow again. When the Philistines take Samson into their temple of [[Dagon]], Samson asks to rest against one of the support pillars. After being granted permission, he prays to God and miraculously recovers his strength, allowing him to bring down the columns, collapsing the temple and killing himself as well as all of the Philistines. In some [[Jews|Jewish traditions]], Samson is believed to have been buried in [[Zorah]] in Israel overlooking the [[Nahal Sorek|Sorek valley]].
Samson has been the subject of [[Samson in rabbinic literature|rabbinic]], [[Islamic]],<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-the-school-of-oriental-and-african-studies/article/abs/muslim-samson-medieval-modern-and-scholarly-interpretations/B85B244274623E4D1A1C6D9C965D1740 | doi=10.1017/S0041977X08000529 | title=The Muslim Samson: Medieval, modern and scholarly interpretations | journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies | date=June 2008 | volume=71 | issue=2 | pages=239–253 | last1=Rippin | first1=Andrew }}</ref> and [[Christianity|Christian]] commentary, with some Christians viewing him as a [[Typology (theology)|type]] of [[Jesus]], based on similarities between their lives. Notable depictions of Samson include [[John Milton]]'s [[closet drama]] ''[[Samson Agonistes]]'' and [[Cecil B. DeMille]]'s 1949 Hollywood film ''[[Samson and Delilah (1949 film)|Samson and Delilah]]''. Samson also plays a major role in [[Art of Europe|Western art]] and traditions.
==Biblical narrative==
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