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  • The name Shamgar son of Anath, however, might not mean “Shamgar, son of [the goddess] Anath.”

    Anath: Bible. 2009

  • Individual heroes were raised up from time to time, such as Shamgar the son of Anath, (Judges 3: 31) and still more Samson, Judg 13-16, but neither of these men succeeded in permanently throwing off the yoke.

    Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

  • "No, no; the biggest I ever seen was the size o 'Shamgar's tom-turkey; but plenty?

    Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895

  • So, would you agree that if the inquiry was set up in a manner similar to the Kahn Commission, or the Shamgar Commission — an internal Israeli inquiry, with investigatory powers, with the the right to issue subpoenas, with binding recommendations — then it would be acceptable, without international involvement?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » What’s Going on With Turkey 2010

  • JJ: So, would you agree that if the inquiry was set up in a manner similar to the Kahn Commission, or the Shamgar Commission — an internal Israeli inquiry, with investigatory powers, with the the right to issue subpoenas, with binding recommendations — then it would be acceptable, without international involvement?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » What’s Going on With Turkey 2010

  • After him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.

    HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010

  • Shamgar recommended that the government find a solution which would “allow the petitioners to enjoy freedom of access to the Kotel (Western Wall), while minimizing the offense to the sensitivities of other worshippers.”

    Women of the Wall. 2009

  • Near the opening of the poem, Jael is linked with Shamgar, son of Anath, another fighter hero of early Israel (4: 7; compare 3: 31).

    Jael: Bible. 2009

  • For his part Justice Shamgar proposed that, in cases of group rape when the victim is a minor, the burden of proof should shift to the accused.

    Equality, Religion and Gender in Israel. 2009

  • Justice Shamgar, the then President of the Court, held that the common denominator for Jewish worship at the Wall should not be the most austere halakhic ruling but should allow good-faith worship by all who wish to pray there.

    Women of the Wall. 2009

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