absalom

     

Absalom or Avshalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָלוֹם‎ "Father/Leaer of/is peace", Standard Hebrew Avšalom, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAḇšālôm), in the Bible, is the third son of David, king of Israel. He was deemed the most beautiful man in the kingdom.

Trivia about absalom

  • The name of this rebellious young man of the Old Testament can be translated from the Hebrew as "father of peace"
  • "Absalom..."
  • Wanted for treason against King David, he's known to have killed his half-brother for raping Tamar
  • Joab helped David reconcile with this son
  • In 2 Samuel David laments for him, "My son, my son...would God I had died for thee"
  • He was the third & favorite son of King David
  • This rebellious son of King David seduced his father's concubines on the palace roof in full view of everyone

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