Schoftim 14:1 Talmud-Verweise: Jerusalem Talmud Sotah

HALAKHAH: “Simson followed his eyes,” etc. ²⁷⁵Tosephta 3:15, [Num. rabba9(24)]; anonymous Babli 9b, Mekhilta dR. Simeon bar Ioḥai p. 74. It was stated: Rebbi says, because he started going astray at Gaza, therefore his punishment was at Gaza. But is it not written: “Simson descended into Timna²⁷⁶Jud. 14:1. Gaza is mentioned only v. 16:1.”? Rebbi Samuel bar Naḥman said, that was a formal marriage²⁷⁷Marriage is mentioned in Timna, a prostitute in Gaza. It is presumed that the girl from Timna was converted following the rules so that the marriage was not sinful..