Absalom | |
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Prince of Israel | |
Born | Hebron, Judah, Israel |
Died | Ephraim's Wood, Israel |
Burial | Ephraim's Wood, Israel |
Issue | |
House | House of David |
Father | David |
Mother | Maacah bat Talmai |
Absalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʾAḇšālōm, "father of peace") was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maacah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur.[2]
2 Samuel 14:25 describes him as the handsomest man in the kingdom.[3] Absalom eventually rebelled against his father and was killed during the Battle of Ephraim's Wood.[4]