Amnon
Sign in to saveAmnon (, "faithful") was, in the Hebrew Bible, the oldest son of King David and his second wife, Ahinoam of Jezreel. He was born in Hebron during his father's reign in Judah. He was the heir apparent to the throne of Israel until he was assassinated by his paternal half-brother Absalom to avenge the rape of Absalom's sister Tamar.
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- Royalty.name
- Amnon
- Royalty.title
- Prince of Israel
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- Royalty.caption
- Amnon and Tamar, painted by Jan Steen
- Royalty.birth_place
- Hebron, Judah, Israel
- Royalty.death_place
- Baal-hazor, Ephraim, Israel
- Royalty.father
- David
- Royalty.mother
- Ahinoam
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- Amnon and Tamar by an unknown artist, oil on canvas, ca. 1650-1700, High Museum of Art.jpg
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- Amnon
- date of birth
- 1100-01-01
- date of death
- 1000-01-01
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- Rape of Tamar
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Amnon (, "faithful") was, in the Hebrew Bible, the oldest son of King David and his second wife, Ahinoam of Jezreel. He was born in Hebron during his father's reign in Judah. He was the heir apparent to the throne of Israel until he was assassinated by his paternal half-brother Absalom to avenge the rape of Absalom's sister Tamar.
==Biblical account==
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