Amnon

Amnon was David's eldest son. He raped Tamar and was murdered by Absalom.

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Amnon was the progeny of David and Ahinoam. Tamar and Absalom were the progeny of David and Maachah. Thus Amnon and Absalom were half-brothers, like Abraham's son's Ishmael and Isaac.

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Jewish law forbade Amnon to marry a half-sister, and taking evil advice he pretended to be sick. He lured Tamar into his quarters with the pretense that he wanted her to cook a special meal for him, ignored her protests and had sexual intercourse with her. Two years later, Absalom engineered Amnon's death.

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Tamar: The name Tamar has a number of different meanings:...

Absalom: :Absalom, Absalom! is also a novel by William Faulkner....

Ahinoam: Ahinoam (brother of pleasantness = pleasant) are two Biblical figures....