When she had become pregnant she was not at all ashamed of her condition, but boasted to all that she would be the mother of kings and redeemers (Gen. R. lxxxv. She is overcome with grief and despair. She lived in the women’s quarters, and could not go outside its walls unless accompanied by other women and guards. Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

Absalom was the third son of King David whose mother was the daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur. It was written by Larry Gross and directed by Robert Markowitz. When Er’s brother Onan refused to be a husband to Tamar and died, Tamar returned to her Canaanite home with Judah’s promise that she should have his third son Shelah when he was old enough.

11). Prince Amnon refused outright to marry her, the callous streak already evident in David now coming out in the son. Two years later Absalom commanded his servants to murder Amnon in revenge (2 Samuel 13:28–29).

Her brother Absalom realizes what’s happened. 17 He called his personal servant and said, “Get this woman out of my sight and bolt the door after her.” 18 So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her.

), Bledstein, Adrien Janis, "Tamar and the Coat of Many Colors". Where could I get rid of my disgrace? He was without pity or remorse. Did the murder of Amnon help Tamar in any way?

You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. In the narrative, Amnon became obsessed with Tamar, said to be beautiful like her brother, Absalom. Then as she staggered away she tore the front of her richly embroidered outer robe as a sign of her despair. 4 He asked Amnon, “Why do you, the king’s son, look so haggard morning after morning? 2 Samuel 13:1-22, New International Version (NIV) 13-1 In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom … Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, according to the Hebrew Bible.

Weeping and lamenting, she went to her brother Absalom, in whose house she remained.

The first son died before he could be named. It is to be hoped that Tamar did not accompany her brother to Geshur, since her status there would have been even worse that in Israel. The only daughter of King David’s son, Absalom (2 Sam 14:27). In Biblical law, it was unlawful for a man to have intercourse with his sister. His mother was Haggith as recorded in the book of 2 Samuel 3:4. Tamar, however, demonstrates the "power-within", or en-theos (God-within), by resisting as much as she could Amnon's attack and subsequent banishment. 2 Samuel 13.

Get your church set-up with online giving, sermon streaming, and more in under 24 hours. Tamar was the name of two unique women whose unusual stories can be found in the Old Testament. “Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me.” But he refused to listen to her. "Even the poignancy of Tamar's humiliation is drawn out for the primary purpose of justifying Absalom's later murder of Amnon, and not for its own sake" (p. 5). | Agbeya | Among them would be Bathsheba, a commoner newly introduced into the harem.

David’s response was to become “furious” (2 Samuel 13:21), but he took no real action. Daughter of Absalom, (2 Samuel 14:7) became, by her marriage with Uriah of Gibeah, the mother of Maachah, the future queen of Judah or wife of Abijah, and you can find more about that here on st-takla.org on other commentaries and dictionary entries.

9. Like many a victim of crime she gradually became invisible, the crime ignored, not spoken of. 21 When King David heard all this, he was furious. الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية), Bible Gallery and 13-1 In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.

Tamar was the daughter of Absalom.

David conquers Jerusalem, taking the Ark of the Covenant into the city, and establishing the kingdom founded by Saul. Tamar was the only named daughter of King David. Trible argues, for example, that when Tamar is finally given a voice (she is speechless for the first 11 verses of the narrative), "the narrator hints at her powerlessness by avoiding her name."

He must have discussed his obsession with a friend of his, a clever cousin called Jonadab, because this young man came up with a plan.

Tamar was struggling for her life, not just her virginity.

The founding matriarchs are mentioned by name, as are some prophetesses, judges, heroines, and queens, while the common woman is largely, though not completely, unseen.

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After telling Absalom of her plight, her brother encourages her to keep the matter to herself, which she does, while he plots revenge.

David, gullible in matters regarding his sons, immediately sent for Tamar to come and tend her brother. These prohibitions are found predominantly in Leviticus 18:8–18 and 20:11–21, but also in Deuteronomy. Amnon took advantage of this opportunity to dishonor her forcibly, after which he drove her away. 13) not to dishonor her, but to ask the king to bestow her on him as his wife, a request which would surely have been granted (Sanh. This article is about David's daughter.

“Send everyone out of here,” Amnon said. When Amnon had finished his brutal business, his feelings for Tamar suddenly changed.

Because David shed much blood, God denies David the opportunity to build the temple. In a seeming fit of temper he then ordered everyone out of the room, and because he seemed ill and cranky his servants obeyed. Coogan also points out the poignancy of the image at the end of the narrative story where Tamar is left as a "desolate woman in her brother Absalom's house" ( 2 Samuel 13:20 ). Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I’m in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.” Your Faithlife account signs you in to all our sites. dictionary entries. When she brought it to him in his chamber, Amnon pressed her for sex. Feminist literary critic Phyllis Trible dedicates a chapter in her book, Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives, to the rape of Tamar, or what she calls "The Royal Rape of Wisdom". When her condition was discovered, and she was about to be burned to death in punishment for unchastity, she confronted her father-in-law with the tokens he had left with her, declaring that she was with child by the man to whom they belonged.

The laws of many countries regarding prohibited relationships do not necessarily follow the biblical prohibitions nor those of any particular church.

Mary J. Evans describes Tamar as a "beautiful, good-hearted obedient, righteous daughter who is totally destroyed by her family." Gallery.

Mary J. Evans, "Women," in Bill T. Arnold and H. G. M. Williamson (eds.).

Instead he did what many people have done when confronted with rape or incest – he protected the abuser rather than the victim, and tried to hush things up.

However, the first time Tamar speaks the narrator prefaces it passively, using the pronoun 'she'. “When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. 13 What about me? But at the center of this storm stood Tamar, her position as darling of the king and petted princess now destroyed forever. He was too strong for her, and he raped her. 15 Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. She was wearing an ornate[a] robe, for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore.

But things did not go to plan. The narrative of Tamar's rape at the hands of her brother is told with a focus that emphasizes the male roles of the story: David, Amnon, and Absalom. Jonadab is a figure in the Hebrew Bible, appearing in 2 Samuel 13. She had two brothers one was Absalom the son of David whose mother was Maacah and the true brother of Tamar.

They all know what happened: Dad wanted and took, because he could—and he got away with it. Go to People in the Bible or Women in the Bible.

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The only information we have is that Absalom named his daughter Tamar, and the text notes that she was a beautiful woman. When Tamar saw that Shelah, having reached maturity, did not marry her, she disguised herself and met Judah on his way to Timnath. The Book of Samuel forms part of the narrative history of Israel in the Nevi'im or "prophets" section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament called the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books that constitute a theological history of the Israelites and aim to explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.

Tamar is devastated by this horrific ruining of her life. Her appearance, and the women’s quick realization of what had happened, plunged the harem into turmoil. In either place Tamar’s position would have been lowly, little better than a servant. David is described in the Hebrew Bible as the third king of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah, becoming king after Ish-bosheth. [10] Kyle McCarter suggests that either the laws are not in effect at this time or will be overlooked by David, or they do not apply to the royal family.

She was willing, however, indirectly to cause him to confess, and therefore sent him the articles which he had left her as a pledge, and which had beentaken from her by Samael and restored by Gabriel. He is described in verse 3 as the son of Shimeah, who was the brother of David, making Jonadab a cousin to Amnon as well as his friend. As a royal princess and a virgin, she was closely watched by the harem eunuchs. Amnon had an obsessive desire for his half-sister Tamar, and one day he pretended to be sick and called for her to come to him in his bedroom to help him. Tamar and her brother Absalom, by Alexandre Cabanel.

This ending verse about Tamar is meant to make the reader feel compassion and pity for her.

Amnon said to her, “Get up and get out!” Trible gives a comprehensive literary critique of the text, highlighting the patterns that reiterate the power struggle between the characters and the vulnerability of Tamar, the sole female in the narrative. 7 David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him.” She bore him the twins Zarah and Pharez (Gen.

Thus, Tamar was sentenced to a life of shame by the loss of her virginity- in those days she would have been viewed as undesirable wife and her chances for an ideal Israelite life were ruined.