. ♪ >> the old testament character, sampson, could be considered the world's first super hero.strongman. julie stahl reports on the amazing find near sampson's home town. >> reporter: the exciting discovery about the size of a pebble depicts one of sampson's adventures. >>> >> you can see a very large thing, definitely a lion, and reaching up. maybe he is defending or attacking the large animal. >> reporter: the cone-shaped seal dates back to 1200 b.c., which matches the bible's time for sampson's life. it illustrates a scene from the book of judges, where sampson is on the way to meet his fiancee about four miles away from the dig site. suddenly a lion became roaring towards him, and the spirit of the lord came upon him and he tore the lion apartapart like he might have a goat. >> it is in the right place, the right thing, in the right time. >> reporter: this place is also of great archeological interest for other reasons. it is where the bible says the philistines returned the captured arc of the covenant. >> to put it on the cart with two cows pulling it, and the arc went on