Delilah The Bible does not mention her fate, and, as James D. G. Dunn and John William Rogerson note in "Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible", it never discusses whether Delilah felt guilt for her actions. Josephus and Pseudo-Philo both view Delilah as a Philistine and a prostitute; Josey Bridges Snyder theorizes that this may be due to the fact that Book of Judges portrays Samson as being attracted to both Philistine women () and prostitutes (). Pseudo-Philo also writes that Delilah was Samson's wife. The Talmud says that Delilah used sex to get Samson to reveal his secret, in spite of
Delilah (novel) was published. Goodrich was the first husband of actress Olivia de Havilland. The union produced one child (Benjamin), who died in 1991 following a long battle with cancer. Delilah (novel) Delilah is a novel by Marcus Goodrich first published in 1941. It revolves around the activities of the fictional American destroyer, the USS "Delilah", and her crew in and around the Philippines in the time period from 1916 to 1917. The novel is loosely based on Goodrich's own experiences as a sailor on board the , a destroyer. Much of the book constitutes detailed descriptions of various characters, punctuated by