Avshalom
Synonyms:
Absalom, av-sha-LOM, אַבְשָׁלוֹם
Absalom (Wikipedia)
| Absalom | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Israel | |
 The death of Absalom, hanging from a tree by his hair (14th-century German miniature). | |
| Born | Hebron, Judah, Israel |
| Died | Ephraim's Wood, Israel |
| Burial | |
| Issue | 3+ children:
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| House | House of David |
| Father | King David |
| Mother | Maacah bat Talmai |
Absalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָלוֹם, Avshalom, "father of peace"), according to the Hebrew Bible, was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maacah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur.
2 Samuel 14:25 describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom. Absalom eventually rebelled against his father and was killed during the Battle of Ephraim's Wood.