Judges 13 in the early church
40 passages quote, allude to, or echo Judges 13, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 14 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 22 · 24 · 25
Judges 13:1
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:1 | Miscellanies 1.21.111 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Judg 13:1 | Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Judg 13:1–5 | Judges, lines 473–497 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Judges 13:2
Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:2 | On Christ and Antichrist 15 · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 200–215 |
| Judg 13:2 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 943 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Judg 13:2 | Commentary on John 6.118 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Judg 13:2 | Demonstration of the Gospel 8.1.27 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Judg 13:2 | On the Blessings of the Patriarchs 32 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-392 |
| Judg 13:2 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 40.25.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Judg 13:2–7 | Part 2, chapter 22 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Judges 13:3
The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:3 | Prophetic Extracts 1.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Judg 13:3 | Oration III Against the Arians 14 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 339–346 |
Judges 13:4
Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:4 | On Elijah and Fasting 17 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Judg 13:4–7 | Against Jovinianus 2.15 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | 393 |
Judges 13:5
For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:5 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 943 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Judg 13:5 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 29.5.7 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Judg 13:5 | Poem 24, lines 509–540 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Judg 13:5–16 | Judges, lines 498–523 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Judges 13:14
She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:14 | Homilies 1.6 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Judg 13:14 | On Elijah and Fasting 17 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
Judges 13:16
And the angel of the LORD replied, “Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah did not know that it was the angel of the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:16 | Oration II Against the Arians 23 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| Judg 13:16 | City of God 10.19 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 413–426 |
Judges 13:17
Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:17–25 | Judges, lines 524–547 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Judges 13:18
“Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:18 | Against the Arians 15 · Phoebadius of Agen | allusion, low confidence | ca. 357-358 |
| Judg 13:18 | Three Letters to Sympronianus 2.2 · Pacian of Barcelona | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-390 |
| Judg 13:18 | Homily 12 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
Judges 13:19
Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:19–20 | Demonstration 4.3 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Judg 13:19–20 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.2 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Judges 13:22
“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:22 | Fragments on Luke, column 317 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Judg 13:22 | On the Orthodox Faith against the Arians 8 · Gregory of Elvira | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360-392 |
| Judg 13:22 | Oration 9.1 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Judg 13:22 | Oration 20.2 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Judg 13:22 | Oration 39.7 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Judg 13:22 | Theological Oration 2 (Or. 28), On the Doctrine of God 19 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | 380 |
Judges 13:24
So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:24 | Letters to Serapion 1.5 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 357–360 |
| Judg 13:24 | Question 17, section 2 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Judg 13:24 | Letter 107.3 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Judges 13:25
And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 13:25 | Letters to Virgins 2.9.1 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 3rd century |
| Judg 13:25 | Letters to Serapion 1.5 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 357–360 |
| Judg 13:25 | Sermon 364.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |