Old Testament
Anath
The father of Shamgar, one of the judges of Israel who delivered the people from the Philistines.
Anath is mentioned in Scripture solely as the father of Shamgar, the judge who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. His name appears in the context of the period of the judges, specifically in Judges 3:31 and the Song of Deborah in Judges 5:6. Beyond his role as a patronymic identifier for his son, the text provides no further biographical details.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Judges 3:31
- Last appears
- Judges 5:6
Where Anath appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Manoah14 versesA Danite from Zorah who was the father of Samson and received instructions from the Angel of the Lord.
- Delilah6 versesA Philistine woman who betrayed Samson to the Philistine lords by discovering the secret of his strength.
- Samson38 versesA Nazirite judge of Israel empowered by the Spirit of the Lord to deliver his people from Philistine oppression.
- Debir12 versesAn Amorite king of Eglon who joined a coalition against Gibeon and Israel during the conquest of Canaan.
- Eglon12 versesA king of Moab who oppressed Israel for eighteen years before being assassinated by Ehud.
- Deborah10 versesA prophetess and judge who led Israel to victory over the Canaanite forces of Sisera.
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