Tamar

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Tamar is a biblical figure in the Book of 2 Samuel, known as the daughter of King David whose tragic story of abuse and injustice profoundly impacts David’s family narrative.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Tamar canonical 13
Tamar (daughter of David IV) 1
Tamar (daughter of David) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure ⓘ
woman in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
appearsIn Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Bible

Second Book of Samuel ⓘ
linked to: 2 Samuel
associatedTheme abuse of power ⓘ
failure of royal justice ⓘ
family injustice ⓘ
sexual violence ⓘ
silencing of victims ⓘ
attemptedTo dissuade Amnon from raping her ⓘ
brother Absalom ⓘ
clothing ornate robe of a virgin princess ⓘ
describedAs beautiful ⓘ
distinctFrom Tamar daughter of Absalom ⓘ
linked to: Tamar

Tamar daughter-in-law of Judah ⓘ
ethicalSignificance example in discussions of biblical justice and gender-based violence ⓘ
father David ⓘ
King David ⓘ
genreContext Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
halfBrother Amnon ⓘ
invokedLawOrCustom appeal to proper marriage procedures ⓘ
languageOfName Hebrew ⓘ
lifeAfterAssault desolate ⓘ
livedAfterAssault in Absalom’s house ⓘ
locationOfAssault Amnon’s house ⓘ
longTermConsequence Absalom’s later revolt against David ⓘ
Absalom’s murder of Amnon ⓘ
estrangement between David and Absalom ⓘ
meaningOfName palm tree ⓘ
mother Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur ⓘ
narrativeRole catalyst for Absalom’s rebellion ⓘ
victim of sexual violence ⓘ
perpetratorOfAbuse Amnon ⓘ
reactionAfterAssault put ashes on her head ⓘ
tore her ornate robe ⓘ
went away crying aloud ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
responseOfAbsalom Absalom hated Amnon ⓘ
responseOfDavid David was very angry but did not punish Amnon ⓘ
royalStatus princess of Israel ⓘ
sibling Absalom ⓘ
subjectOf 2 Samuel 13 ⓘ
textualSource 2 Samuel 13:1–22 ⓘ
victimOf rape by Amnon ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2 Samuel → mainCharacter → Tamar ⓘ
David IV of Georgia → child → Tamar (daughter of David IV) ⓘ
linked to: Tamar
Amnon → sibling → Tamar ⓘ
Amnon → desireFor → Tamar ⓘ
Absalom → sibling → Tamar ⓘ
Absalom → child → one daughter Tamar ⓘ
linked to: Tamar
Tamar → distinctFrom → Tamar daughter of Absalom ⓘ
linked to: Tamar
Tamar Braxton → givenName → Tamar ⓘ
Tamara → hasVariant → Tamar ⓘ
The Rape of Tamar → depicts → Tamar ⓘ
Maacah daughter of Talmai → motherOf → Tamar (daughter of David) ⓘ
subject linked to: Geshur
linked to: Tamar
Rape of Tamar → hasMainCharacter → Tamar ⓘ
subject linked to: rape of Tamar
Rape of Tamar → hasVictim → Tamar ⓘ
subject linked to: rape of Tamar