Absalom Rebellus

Father/son relationshipsRapeFratricideBiblical narrativeViolent punishmentRevengeJudgementWoman tricked/coerced into sex

King David does not put his son Amnon to death when Amnon rapes his half-sister Tamar. Instead, his brother Absalom kills Amnon, turning against his father, and fleeing the land. Eventually Absalom returns, leading a rebel army against David.

Critical Literature

Nishimura (2001), Epstein (1967)

Absalom Rebellus appears in the following versions and secondary versions

	Has Language Of Version	Has Branch Of Tradition	Is Adapted From
Hebrew Group A	Hebrew	Book of Sindbad	Mishle Sendebar
Hebrew Group B	Hebrew	Book of Sindbad	Mishle Sendebar
Hebrew Prints	Hebrew	Book of Sindbad
Latin Mishle Sendebar		Book of Sindbad	Hebrew Mishle Sendebar

Absalom Rebellus is narrated in the following occurrences

Narrator	Pages
Empress	Berlin Staatsbibliothek Ms. lat. qu. 618, Hebrew Group A, Hebrew Group B, Hebrew Prints, Latin Mishle Sendebar, Mishle Sendebar

Absalom Rebellus appears in the following manuscripts

	Has Language	Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages	Has Language Group Within Version
Berlin Staatsbibliothek Ms. lat. qu. 618	Latin	Mishle Sendebar	Latin Mishle Sendebar
Città del Vaticano Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana Ebr. 100	Hebrew	Mishle Sendebar	Hebrew Mishle Sendebar
Oxford Bodleian Library Bodley Or. 135	Hebrew	Mishle Sendebar	Hebrew Mishle Sendebar