Sacred Texts  Bible  Index   Shamgar The Philistines from the
maritime plain had made incursions into the Hebrew upland for
the purposes of plunder, when one of this name, the son of
Anath, otherwise unknown, headed a rising for the purpose of
freeing the land from this oppression. He repelled the invasion,
slaying 600 men with an "ox goad" (q.v.). The goad was a
formidable sharp pointed instrument, sometimes ten feet long. He
was probably contemporary for a time with Deborah and Barak (Jdg
3:31; Jdg 5:6).  Shamir A sharp thorn. (1.) One of the sons of
Michah (Ch1 24:24). (2.) A town among the mountains of Judah
(Jos 15:48); probably Somerah, 2 1/2 miles north-west of Debir.
(3.) The residence of Tola, one of the judges, on Mount Ephraim
(Jdg 10:1, Jdg 10:2).  Shammah Desert. (1.) One of the "dukes"
of Edom (Gen 36:13, Gen 36:17). (2.) One of the sons of Jesse
(Sa1 16:9). He is also called Shimeah (Sa2 13:3) and Shimma (Ch1
2:13). (3.) One of David's three mighty men (Sa2 23:11, Sa2
23:12). (4.) One of David'