Absalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʾAḇšālōm, lit. ' Father of Peace '), according to the Hebrew Bible, was an Israelite prince.Born to David and Maacah, who was from Geshur, he was the only full sibling of Tamar.He is described in the Hebrew Bible as being exceptionally beautiful, as is his sister. [2] In the narrative of 2 Samuel 13, his sister Tamar takes refuge at his house after ...

Sep 13, 2022 · Absalom was the third son of King David, by his wife Maacah. The bulk of Absalom’s story is told in 2 Samuel 13-19. He had a strong influence on his father’s reign.

Nov 7, 2024 · “Now Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar.And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her” (2 Samuel 13:1).Absalom rebelled out of revenge for his sister, Tamar, who was raped by his half-brother, Amnon.The story unfolds in 2 Samuel 13:2: “And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed ...

Mar 4, 2025 · Absalom was the third and favourite son of David, king of Israel and Judah. The picture of Absalom that is presented in 2 Samuel 13–19 suggests that he was the Alcibiades of the Old Testament, alike in his personal attractiveness, his lawless insolence, and his tragic fate. He is first mentioned as

Absalom, Absalom! is a Southern Gothic novel by the American author William Faulkner, first published in 1936.Taking place before, during, and after the American Civil War, it is a story about three families of the American South, with a focus on the life of Thomas Sutpen.. Absalom, Absalom!, along with The Sound and the Fury, helped Faulkner win the Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 1949 ...

Absalom. father of peace; i.e., "peaceful" David's son by Maacah ( 2 Samuel 3:3; Compare 1 Kings 1:6).He was noted for his personal beauty and for the extra-ordinary profusion of the hair of his head ( 2 Samuel 14:25 2 Samuel 14:26).The first public act of his life was the blood-revenge he executed against Amnon, David's eldest son, who …

Absalom’s Defeat and Death - And David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. Then David sent out one third of the people under the hand of Joab, one third under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, “I …

Absalom. Only son of David by Maacah, 2 Samuel 3:3.He was remarkable for his beauty and for his fine head of hair, 2 Samuel 14:25, which being cut from time to time when it incommoded him, used to weigh 200 shekels by the king's standard, that is, probable about thirty ounces, an extraordinary, but not incredible weight.Ammon, another of the …

Tomb of Absalom (western facade), with the entrance to the Cave of Jehoshaphat (left) behind it. The Tomb of Absalom (Hebrew: יד אבשלום, romanized: Yad Avshalom, lit. 'Absalom's Memorial'), also called Absalom's Pillar, is an ancient monumental rock-cut tomb with a conical roof located in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem, a few metres from the Tomb of …

Aug 12, 2024 · As a young man, Absalom had been stuck in a difficult family dynamic. His half-brother, Amnon, raped Tamar, Absalom’s sister. Although Absalom never fully forgave his father, David, for failing to punish Amnon after the incident, he …