Land of Israel define different but similar borders which include the whole of contemporary Lebanon, both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and Israel, except for the South Negev and Eilat. Small parts of Syria are also included. The common biblical phrase used to refer to the territories actually settled by the Israelites (as opposed to military conquests) is "from Dan to Beersheba" (or its variant "from Beersheba to Dan"), which occurs many times in the Bible. It is found in the biblical verses , , , , , , , , and . The 12 tribes of Israel are divided in
Samson (opera) to set." The failure of "Samson" did not end the collaboration between Rameau and Voltaire. In 1740 Voltaire proposed setting his libretto "Pandore". This came to nothing, but the composer and playwright eventually collaborated on three works which did make it to the stage in 1745: "Le temple de la gloire", "La princesse de Navarre" and "Les fêtes de Ramire". Camille Saint-Saëns took some inspiration from Voltaire's "Samson" when working on the first draught of his opera "Samson et Dalila". La Volupté (Sensual Pleasure) celebrates her long reign over the people of Paris. Hercules and Bacchus admit that love has