1241/1240 BC
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Shamgar
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Shamgar.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2683–2684
Reference under review · 1240/1239 BC
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Look up Shamgar in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Shamgar →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Shamgar →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Shamgar →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Shamgar →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Shamgar
Creation year 26831241/1240 BC
Shamgar delivers Israel
Shamgar is placed near the close of the shared eighty-year rest, after Ehud as the KJV sequence states; Scripture does not divide the eighty years into separate personal terms.
Judges 3:31 · KJV
“And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.”
Judges and 1 Samuel chronology
Open Creation year 2683 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the dated sequence, oppressions, judgeships, land-rest intervals, and Ark notices preserved in Judges and 1 Samuel. Where a rule and a land-rest interval differ, the timeline keeps them distinct.