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Discover the story of Tamar, one of the most poignant and complex narratives in Bible stories. In this video, we delve deep into the life of Tamar, both as J...
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Tamar was a princess of Israel, the daughter of King David and sister of Absalom in 2 Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative (2 Samuel 13), she is raped by her half-brother Amnon.
Jun 23, 2021 · The story of the rape of Tamar, daughter of King David, by Amnon, her half-brother (2 Samuel 13) is told in the wake of the king’s sins of adultery and murder. When Tamar attends Amnon, who feigns illness, he seizes her and rapes her, and then banishes her from the room.
Tamar, whose story is embedded in the ancestor narratives of Genesis, is the ancestress of much of the tribe of Judah and, in particular, of the house of David. She is the daughter-in-law of Judah, who acquires her for his firstborn son, Er.
Now Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her. And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar…
In the Book of Genesis, Tamar (/ ˈ t eɪ m ər /; Hebrew: תָּמָר, Modern: Tamar pronounced, Tiberian: Tāmār pronounced [tʰɔːˈmɔːr], date palm) was the daughter-in-law of Judah (twice), as well as the mother of two of his children: the twins Perez and Zerah.
Jewish texts and source sheets about David's Daughter Tamar from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library.
