Shamgar

Shamgar

Shamgar, son of Anath (Hebrew: שַׁמְגַּר‎ Šamgar), is the name of one or possibly two individuals named in the Book of Judges. The name occurs twice: at the first mention, Shamgar is identified as a man who repelled Philistine incursions into Israelite regions, and slaughtered 600 of the invaders with an ox goad (Judges 3:31); the other mention is within the Song of Deborah, where Shamgar is described as having been one of the prior rulers, in whose days roads were abandoned, with travelers taking winding paths, and village life collapsing (Judges 5:6). Unlike the descriptions of Biblical Judges, the first reference to Shamgar has no introduction, conclusion, or reference to the length of reign, and it is not said that he judged Israel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shamgar has received more than 330,309 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Shamgar is the 1,104th most popular religious figure (down from 1,056th in 2019).