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Shamgar
Shamgar is a figure from the period of the judges recorded in the Book of Judges. Coming after Ehud, he is said to have delivered Israel by killing six hundred Philistines with an ox goad.
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- Minor JudgesBible
The Minor Judges are the judges in the book of Judges whose records consist of little more than a name and a brief notice. The term usually refers to six figures: Shamgar, Tola, Jair, Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon. The term itself does not appear in the biblical text.
- Judges 3Bible
Judges 3 introduces the nations the LORD left to test Israel, then recounts the stories of Othniel, the first judge; Ehud, who killed King Eglon of Moab; and Shamgar, who struck down the Philistines.
- MahalathPeople
Mahalath is the name of two women in the Old Testament. It most often refers to the wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah, who was a granddaughter of David (2 Chronicles 11:18). A second woman of the same name was a daughter of Ishmael who became the wife of Esau (Genesis 28:9).