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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Anath (Man living before Israel's Monarchy)
Shamgar's father. Shamgar killed six hundred Philistines with an ox goad. The name matches the Canaanite goddess Anat, but here it is just what his father was called.
First, in plain English
Shamgar's father. Shamgar killed six hundred Philistines with an ox goad. The name matches the Canaanite goddess Anat, but here it is just what his father was called.
Who this is
Anath was the father of Shamgar, one of Israel's early judges who struck down six hundred Philistines with an ox goad (Judges 3:31; 5:6). The name is shared with the Canaanite warrior goddess Anat, but in these verses it functions as a personal or place name for Shamgar's father.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H6067
Where it appears
- Judges 3:31
- Judges 5:6
