Absalom’s revenge on Amnon
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Absalom’s revenge on Amnon is the biblical episode in which Absalom orchestrates the murder of his half-brother Amnon to avenge the rape of their sister Tamar, intensifying the familial and political turmoil in King David’s household.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Absalom’s revenge on Amnon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Absalom’s revenge on Amnon Context triple: [2 Samuel, containsEvent, Absalom’s revenge on Amnon]
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A.
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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B.
Revenge
Revenge is an American television drama series centered on a young woman who infiltrates an affluent Hamptons community to exact vengeance on those who destroyed her family.
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C.
Revenge
Revenge was an English galleon of the Elizabethan navy, famed for its heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591 under Sir Richard Grenville.
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D.
slaughter of the suitors
The slaughter of the suitors is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey in which Odysseus, having returned to Ithaca, kills the men courting his wife Penelope and reclaiming his household.
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E.
Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Beheading Holofernes is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the biblical heroine Judith decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes with intense realism and emotional tension.
- 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: Absalom’s revenge on Amnon Target entity description: Absalom’s revenge on Amnon is the biblical episode in which Absalom orchestrates the murder of his half-brother Amnon to avenge the rape of their sister Tamar, intensifying the familial and political turmoil in King David’s household.
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A.
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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B.
Revenge
Revenge was an English galleon of the Elizabethan navy, famed for its heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591 under Sir Richard Grenville.
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C.
Revenge
Revenge is an American television drama series centered on a young woman who infiltrates an affluent Hamptons community to exact vengeance on those who destroyed her family.
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D.
slaughter of the suitors
The slaughter of the suitors is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey in which Odysseus, having returned to Ithaca, kills the men courting his wife Penelope and reclaiming his household.
-
E.
Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Beheading Holofernes is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the biblical heroine Judith decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes with intense realism and emotional tension.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
act of fratricide
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biblical episode ⓘ event in the life of King David ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Absalom’s exile from Jerusalem
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Absalom’s flight to Geshur ⓘ Absalom’s later rebellion against David ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Absalom as avenging brother
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Amnon as offending brother ⓘ David as conflicted father and king ⓘ Tamar as wronged sister ⓘ |
| hasContext | rape of Tamar by Amnon ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Baal-hazor ⓘ |
| hasMainPerpetrator | Absalom ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
assassination at a feast
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murder by Absalom’s servants ⓘ |
| hasMotive | revenge for Tamar’s rape ⓘ |
| hasRelatedPerson |
Jonadab
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King David ⓘ Tamar ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Absalom’s sheep-shearers’ feast
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surface form:
sheepshearers’ feast at Baal-hazor
|
| hasTheme |
consequences of sexual sin
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failure of royal justice ⓘ family violence ⓘ retribution ⓘ sibling rivalry ⓘ |
| hasTimeGapFromTrigger | approximately two years after Tamar’s rape ⓘ |
| hasTriggerEvent | Amnon’s violation of Tamar ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Amnon ⓘ |
| involvesCommand | Absalom orders his servants to kill Amnon when he is merry with wine ⓘ |
| involvesDeception | inviting Amnon to a festive banquet ⓘ |
| isConnectedToProphecy | Nathan’s prophecy of calamity in David’s house ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
cycle of consequences following David’s sin with Bathsheba
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narrative of the house of David ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText |
Hebrew
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surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
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| literaryFunction | prepares for Absalom’s later usurpation attempt ⓘ |
| moralInterpretation | illustrates breakdown of justice when a king fails to punish wrongdoing ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
2 Samuel
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surface form:
Second Book of Samuel
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| narratedInChapter | 2 Samuel 13 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Amnon’s feigned illness and assault on Tamar ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
death of Amnon
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deepening division in David’s household ⓘ grief of King David ⓘ political instability in David’s kingdom ⓘ |
| takesPlaceAfter | rape of Tamar ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | kingdom of Israel under David ⓘ |
| tradition | Hebrew Bible narrative ⓘ |
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Subject: Absalom’s revenge on Amnon Description of subject: Absalom’s revenge on Amnon is the biblical episode in which Absalom orchestrates the murder of his half-brother Amnon to avenge the rape of their sister Tamar, intensifying the familial and political turmoil in King David’s household.
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