Shamgar
| The judges of Israel |
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| Book of Judges |
Shamgar ( Hebrew שַׁמְגַּר) is one of the judges of the Old Testament .
In the Book of Judges , Shamgar is only mentioned briefly: “After him ( Ehud ) came Shamgar, the son of Anat. He killed six hundred Philistines with an ox pizzle , and he also saved Israel. ”( Judg 3,31 LUT ) Besides this mention, his name is also mentioned in Judge 5,6 LUT . In the order of the judges, Shamgar follows Ehud and after Shamgar follows Deborah .
Shamgar in a manuscript from the Speculum Humanae Salvationis , around 1360
literature
- Reinhold Then: Shamgar. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.
Web links
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ehud | Judge | Deborah and Barak |