Bible Dictionary
Shamgar
Shamgar was a judge and deliverer of Israel who struck six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. His victory helped rescue Israel during a time of oppression and disorder.
Biblical Usage
Shamgar’s deed is recorded in Judges 3:31, where his improvised weapon is an oxgoad. The Song of Deborah describes the insecurity of the period preceding Deborah, when highways were unused and travelers took byways. Shamgar is associated with the time following Ehud and preceding Deborah.
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