Judges 14:20

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But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

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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 town in the Shephelah where Samson married a Philistine woman, while Ashkelon was a major Philistine coastal city. Samson’s killing of thirty men at Ashkelon supplied the garments owed after his riddle, setting the conflict behind the abandonment of his wife.

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Judges 14:20 mentions Ashkelon and Timnah.