Then Manoah entreated Yahweh, and said, Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you did send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child who shall be born.
Interestingly, Manoah reacted hysterically, but his wife was more logical and objective (cf. Elkanah and Hannah). Several writers have noted that this unnamed woman is the real hero of the Samson narrative, besides God. She is the one character in it who exemplifies faithfulness to God’s word and His ways. [Note: E.g., Robert Alter, "Samson without Folklore," in Text and Tradition, p. 51; Adele Reinhartz, "Samson’s Mother: An Unnamed Protagonist," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 55 (1992):29; and McCann, pp. 94-97.] 