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Absalom (ăb`səlŏm), in the Bible, son of David. He murdered his half-brother Amnon for the rape of their sister Tamar, and fled. No sooner was he reconciled with his father than he incited a rebellion in which he was killed by Joab and his armor-bearers. David's subsequent lament is recorded in Second Samuel. The form Abishalom is found in First Kings. Absalom(flourished c. 1020 BC, Palestine) In ancient Israel, the third and most beloved son of David. His story is told in 2 Samuel 13–19. An attractive but lawless man, he killed his half brother Amnon as revenge for the latter's rape of Tamar, Absalom's sister, and was banished from the kingdom for a time. He later raised a rebellion against his father, capturing Jerusalem but meeting defeat in the forest of Ephraim, where he was killed by his cousin Joab, who found him caught by the hair in an oak tree. Despite Absalom's treachery, David greatly lamented his son's death. Absalom Old Testament the third son of David, who rebelled against his father and was eventually killed by Joab (II Samuel 15--18) Absalom flawlessly handsome. [O.T.: II Samuel 14:25] See : Beauty, Masculine Absalom hair entangled in branches, he was left dangling. [O.T.: II Samuel 18:9] See : Hair Absalom conspires to overthrow father, David. [O.T.: II Samuel 15:10–18:33] See : Rebellion Absalom kills half-brother, Amnon, for raping sister, Tamar. [O. T.: II Samuel 13:28–29] See : Vengeance How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hereupon Dryden, at the suggestion, it is said, of the king, and with the purpose of securing Shaftesbury's conviction, put forth the First Part of 'Absalom and Achitophel,' a masterly satire of Shaftesbury, Monmouth, and their associates in the allegorical disguise of the (somewhat altered) Biblical story of David and Absalom. Had the hairs on the head of Absalom been as scarce as thine, he might have been living to this day. Sometimes, the worthy gentleman would reprove my mother for being over-indulgent to her sons, with a reference to old Eli, or David and Absalom, which was particularly galling to her feelings; and, very highly as she respected him, and all his sayings, I once heard her exclaim, 'I wish to goodness he had a son himself |
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