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Amasa 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
Woodcut of Amasa in the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel, 1493.
Joab kills Amasa, Jan Luyken, 1704
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Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army according to the Hebrew Bible.
Amasa
…Hebrew Bible. His mother was Abigail (2 Samuel 17:25), a sister of King David (1 Chronicles 2:16,17). 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" (2 Samuel 19:13). Amasa's father was…
Illustration from the Morgan Bible of a story in 2 Samuel 20 of Joab pursuing Sheba as far as Abel-beth-maachah and Sheba's head being thrown down to him
Leaf from the Morgan Picture Bible, "Scenes from the Life of Absalom", c. 1250