Tamar (Absalom's daughter)
Absalom's beautiful daughter
Tamar was Absalom's daughter, named after his sister. The Bible tells us she was a beautiful woman. She is the only one of Absalom's children mentioned by name, since his sons died.
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Mentioned as Absalom's daughter
Absalom had three sons and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.
27Three sons were born to Absalom, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar; she was a beautiful woman.
וַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּ לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ שְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֔ים וּבַ֥ת אַחַ֖ת וּשְׁמָ֣הּ תָּמָ֑ר הִ֣יא הָיְתָ֔ה אִשָּׁ֖ה יְפַ֥ת מַרְאֶֽה׃ פ