Samson in rabbinic literature x. 13), was a member of that clan (comp. I Chronicles iv. 3). The name "Samson" is derived from "shemesh" ("sun"), so that Samson bore the name of God, who is also "a sun and shield" (Psalm lxxxiv. 12 [A. V. 11]); and as God protected Israel, so did Samson watch over it in his generation, judging the people even as did God. Samson's strength was divinely derived (Sotah 10a); and he further resembled God in requiring neither aid nor help (Genesis Rabba xcviii. 18). In the blessings which Jacob pronounced on the tribe of Dan (Genesis xlix. 16-17) he
Twelve Tribes of Israel (Rastafari) orders and members are free to worship in a church or building of their choosing. The Twelve Tribes of Israel teach salvation through Jesus Christ. Members of the organisation see the same crucified Christ revealed through the personality of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. Each of the 12 Tribes make up the body of Christ represented by each member. Each member of this sect belongs to one of the Twelve Tribes, which is determined by Gregorian birth month and is represented by a color, a part of the body, and a character trait, often called a "faculty." The standard