Amasa

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title: Amasa
text: Amasa (עמשא) or Amessai is a person mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His mother was Abigail, a sister of King David. Hence, Amasa was a nephew of David, and cousin of Joab, David's military commander, as well as a cousin of Absalom, David's son. David calls him "my bone and my flesh". Amasa's father was Jether who was also called Ithra. Jether had dual-nationality, being an Ishmaelite and Israelite, although it might be a case of an assimilated Ishmaelite living in Israel. When Absalom rebelled ag
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description: Biblical nephew of King David and military commander of Israel
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