Amnon

"Faithful." The eldest son of David, by his third wife, Ahinoam of Jezreel.1 His half-brother Absalom murdered him to avenge the rape of their sister of Tamar,2 the daughter of David and Maachah.

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References

Notes

  1. 1 Chr. 3:1; 2 Sam. 3:2.
  2. 2 Sam. 13:28, 29.

Source

  • Easton, M.G. (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary. New York: Harper & Brothers.