The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Tamar
(t´mär) (KEY) , in the Bible. 1 Mother of Judah’s twin sons Pharez and Zerah. An alternate spelling is Thamar. 2 Daughter of David and Maachah. She was the victim of her half brother Amnon’s passion. 3 Daughter of Absalom.
´mär) (KEY) , in the Bible. 1 Mother of Judah’s twin sons Pharez and Zerah. An alternate spelling is Thamar. 2 Daughter of David and Maachah. She was the victim of her half brother Amnon’s passion. 3 Daughter of Absalom.
