rape of Tamar
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The rape of Tamar is a biblical incident in which King David’s son Amnon sexually assaults his half-sister Tamar, leading to family tragedy and Absalom’s revenge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amnon’s assault of Tamar | 1 |
| rape of Tamar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13382658 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: rape of Tamar Context triple: [The Rape of Tamar, mainSubject, rape of Tamar]
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A.
Dunoon Massacre
The Dunoon Massacre was a 17th-century slaughter of members of Clan Lamont by their rivals, Clan Campbell, in Argyll, Scotland, following the clan conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Massacre of the Innocents
The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical episode in which King Herod orders the killing of all young male children in Bethlehem in an attempt to eliminate the infant Jesus.
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C.
Massacre of the Citadel
The Massacre of the Citadel was an 1811 event in Cairo in which Egypt’s ruler Muhammad Ali orchestrated the killing of hundreds of Mamluk leaders to consolidate his power and end their political dominance.
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D.
Atterbury Plot
The Atterbury Plot was a 1720s Jacobite conspiracy in Britain aimed at restoring the exiled Stuart monarchy, centered around the involvement of Bishop Francis Atterbury.
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E.
Lisbon Regicide
The Lisbon Regicide was the 1908 assassination of King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir Luís Filipe in Lisbon, an event that destabilized the monarchy and paved the way for the Portuguese Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: rape of Tamar Target entity description: The rape of Tamar is a biblical incident in which King David’s son Amnon sexually assaults his half-sister Tamar, leading to family tragedy and Absalom’s revenge.
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A.
Dunoon Massacre
The Dunoon Massacre was a 17th-century slaughter of members of Clan Lamont by their rivals, Clan Campbell, in Argyll, Scotland, following the clan conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Massacre of the Innocents
The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical episode in which King Herod orders the killing of all young male children in Bethlehem in an attempt to eliminate the infant Jesus.
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C.
Massacre of the Citadel
The Massacre of the Citadel was an 1811 event in Cairo in which Egypt’s ruler Muhammad Ali orchestrated the killing of hundreds of Mamluk leaders to consolidate his power and end their political dominance.
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D.
Atterbury Plot
The Atterbury Plot was a 1720s Jacobite conspiracy in Britain aimed at restoring the exiled Stuart monarchy, centered around the involvement of Bishop Francis Atterbury.
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E.
Lisbon Regicide
The Lisbon Regicide was the 1908 assassination of King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir Luís Filipe in Lisbon, an event that destabilized the monarchy and paved the way for the Portuguese Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical incident
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event in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ narrative episode in the Books of Samuel ⓘ |
| featuresRelationship |
father–children relationship of David with Amnon, Tamar, and Absalom
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half-siblings Amnon and Tamar ⓘ siblings Absalom and Tamar ⓘ |
| hasAvenger | Absalom ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
Absalom’s rebellion context
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estrangement within David’s family ⓘ murder of Amnon ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
inspired sermons and theological reflections on sexual violence
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referenced in discussions of abuse within religious communities ⓘ |
| hasFatherOfMainCharacters | King David ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Absalom
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Amnon ⓘ King David ⓘ Tamar ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | Amnon ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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family conflict ⓘ incest ⓘ justice and injustice ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ revenge ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Tamar ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
appeal to royal authority
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deception to gain access to victim ⓘ honor and shame dynamics ⓘ silencing of victim ⓘ |
| languageOfText |
Biblical Hebrew
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linked to:
Hebrew
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| moralReception |
condemned as sexual sin in Christian exegesis
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condemned as sexual sin in Jewish exegesis ⓘ |
| occursInText | 2 Samuel 13 ⓘ |
| occursInWork |
Second Book of Samuel
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linked to:
2 Samuel
|
| portraysCharacter |
Absalom as son of David
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Amnon as firstborn son of David ⓘ David as king of Israel ⓘ Tamar as a princess of Israel ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
biblical studies
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feminist theology ⓘ gender studies ⓘ literary criticism of the Bible ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleOf |
biblical case of victim-blaming and lack of justice
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biblical narrative of rape ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: rape of Tamar Description of subject: The rape of Tamar is a biblical incident in which King David’s son Amnon sexually assaults his half-sister Tamar, leading to family tragedy and Absalom’s revenge.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: rape of Tamar