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Tamar

daughter of David

Daughter of and sister of .

13 appearances2 Bible books1 known aliases

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Beautiful daughter of by and full sister of , whose half-brother feigns illness in order to bring her to his chamber and then rapes her. Despite her plea that he ask the king for her in marriage rather than commit such an outrage, Amnon casts her out and bolts the door behind her, and she tears her ornamented robe and puts ashes on her head. Absalom shelters her in his house and broods on the wrong for two years before murdering Amnon in revenge.

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