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Judges 15:8 (ANIV)
He [Samson] attacked them [the Philistines] viciously and slaughtered many of them. Then he went down and stayed in a cave in the rock of Etam.

DRAWING NOTES:

TIME OF DAY:
The Bible doesn’t specify the time of day. I’ve set this scene early in the morning.

LIGHTING NOTES:
There is sunlight coming from above and to the right, that is catching the edges of the rocks of the cave mouth.
There is also a fire on the ground (mostly unseen by the viewer) which is lighting the figure of Samson, his water bottle and bag, with a warm yellow glow.

CHARACTERS PRESENT:
Samson sitting in the cave at the rock of Etam.

RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This scene shows a somewhat dejected Samson sitting at the entrance to the cave at the rock of Etam, as mentioned in verse 8 above. I imagine he brought food and water with him, which I have represented by the two bags near him. A warm glow from a wood camp fire can just be seen in the foreground.

I had to imagine what the other side of the Sorek valley may have looked like, as I couldn’t find any photographic reference for it. I imagine it looks similar to the photograph I used to show Samson trudging up the cave in the previous scene.

Here’s the scene without the figure of Samson in the foreground:

Background of Judges 15 – Samson’s revenge – Scene 05 – Etam cave

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Background of Judges 15 – Samson’s revenge – Scene 05 – Etam cave