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Ahinoam
Ahinoam was a wife of David and the mother of Amnon, David's firstborn son. Scripture also mentions a wife of King Saul who bore the same name.
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- AmnonPeople
Amnon was the firstborn son of David, an Old Testament figure who raped his half-sister Tamar and was killed two years later by her full brother Absalom. His story is told in 2 Samuel 13.
- ChileabPeople
Chileab was the second son of David, born to Abigail at Hebron. He appears by name only in 2 Samuel 3:3. In the parallel list in 1 Chronicles 3:1, the name "Daniel" appears in the same position.
- HaggithPeople
Haggith was one of the wives of King David and the mother of Adonijah, the fourth son born to David in Hebron. Scripture records only her name.
- AbinoamPeople
Abinoam is a figure in the Book of Judges, the father of Barak, the Israelite military leader who, together with Deborah, defeated the Canaanite army.
- BarakPeople
Barak was an Israelite military leader in the period of the judges who, at the summons of the prophetess Deborah, defeated Sisera, the commander of the army of the Canaanite king Jabin. He appears in Judges 4–5 and is named among the people of faith in Hebrews 11.