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Ahinoam

wife of David from Jezreel

Wife of David from Jezreel and mother of his firstborn Amnon, who accompanied David in his exile and was rescued after being captured by Amalekites at Ziklag.

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Ahinoam of was one of the first wives of , acquired during his years as a fugitive from Saul. She accompanied David to his refuge with Achish king of , and when the raided and captured the wives and families of David's men, Ahinoam was taken captive along with (1 30). David and his men pursued the raiders and recovered all the captives. She is identified in 2 Samuel 3 as the mother of , David's firstborn son, who was born at during the years David ruled before uniting the kingdom.

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