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Tamar (daughter of David)

A daughter of David, sister of Absalom, wronged by her half-brother Amnon.

Role: Princess of Israel

Lived: c. 10th century BC

Belonged to: Tribe of Judah

Tribe/lineage: Judah

Born: Jerusalem

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 3

Origin & birthplace

BibleFrom Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 13:1

↳ Jerusalem

Family & lineage

BibleDaughter of David and Maacah.

2 Samuel 13:1

↳ David · Maacah

Tribe & people

BibleOf the tribe of Judah.

2 Samuel 13:1

Where in scripture

2 Samuel

After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
2 Samuel 13:1 — Sister of Absalom

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

2 Samuel 13:1

Family

In their own words — 2 recorded sayings

“And answering him, she said, O my brother, do not put shame on me; it is not right for such a thing to be done in Israel: do not this evil thing. What will become of me in my shame? and as for you, you will be looked down on with disgust by all Israel. Now then, go and make your request to the king, for he will not keep me from you.” — 2 Samuel 13:12-13

“And she said to him, Not so, my brother, for this great wrong in sending me away is worse than what you did to me before. But he gave no attention to her.” — 2 Samuel 13:16

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).