What it means to be a true Rasta: I'm not against smoking of weed, but a lot of people smoke a joint, listen to Reggae music and start seeing themselves as Rastas. In the Bible, Samson was the first recorded Rasta who made a covenant with Jah/God. Samson was born in a time of infliction and poverty for the Hebrew nation. In the book of Judges, we find Hebrews crying out to Jah for a savior. Jah heard their prayers and sent Samson to help the Hebrew nation fight the Philistine heathens with a boot over their neck.