Judges 14:12

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Samson said to them, Let me now put forth a riddle to you: if you can declare it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;

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The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

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Timnah was a Philistine-controlled town in the Shephelah, near Samson’s home territory, where he sought a Philistine wife and posed his wedding riddle. Ashkelon, a major Philistine coastal city, became significant when Samson later killed thirty Philistines there to obtain garments for the riddle’s wager.

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Judges 14:12 mentions Ashkelon and Timnah.