Anath

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ā´nath (ענת, ‛ănāth; "An answer" i.e., to “prayer”):

The father of Shamgar, who was one of the judges of Israel (Judges 3:31; Judges 5:6). This name is connected with the Phoenician and Canaanite goddess 'Anât, which was also worshipped in Egypt. She is mentioned in monuments of the 18th Dynasty, coupled with the war-goddess Astart (Moore, Judges, 105-896; DB; EB).

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