Amnon
Amnon was
David's eldest son. He raped
Tamar and was murdered by
Absalom.
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.
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.
The Rape of Tamar, novel by Dan Jacobson (ISBN 1842321390)
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A Christian commentary on the incident and its aftermath
