479 Family Disputes and National Revolts author . Later Tamar finds refuge in her brother’s house, unmarried and a recluse for the rest of her life . How ironic that this young beautiful, —a connotation of her name ) woman, who carries the name תמה ( pure of the palm tree, has to remain alone and without any fruits . Absalom meets his sister, and sensitively asks her, “Was your brother Aminon with you ? ” Absalom does not call a spade—’a spade’, he does not use any word to describe the rape directly . Yet ironically, Amnon carries a name de - . ) אמינון ( he calls his brother differently signifying truthfulness and honesty ( e . g . , א - מ - נ : rived from the root Gen 42 : 20, et al ) —none of which is worthy of Aminon’s behavior . Nevertheless, Absalom advises his sister to stay quiet . He himself does not speak to Amnon, waiting for a better time for revenge . David, the king and father, is briefed about what happened, and —so נבל ( is very angr y, but he neither punishes his scoun...
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