The child was to be dedicated from the womb as a Nazirite, which entailed restrictions on his diet that the angel spelled out in detail.

After the angel left, Manoah tells his wife, "We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

"[6] Together with his wife, Manoah subsequently tried to dissuade Samson from marrying a Philistine woman but traveled with him to Timnah for the wedding ceremony when they were unable to do so.

Samson's birth has special importance for some Christians (primarily Catholics) because of its similarity to the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary.

After Samson's death, his family recovers his body and buries him near the tomb of Manoah.