Absalom

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Absalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם, romanized: 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. In the narrative of 2 Samuel 13, his sister Tamar takes refuge at his house after she is raped by their paternal half-brother Amnon (born to David and Ahinoam, who was from Jezreel); David is angered by the incident, but at first does nothing, as Amnon is his heir apparent. Infuriated by the rape and David's inaction, Absalom later kills Amnon and subsequently flees to Geshur, which is ruled by his and Tamar's maternal grandfather Talmai. Following three years in exile, he returns to Israel and rallies popular support against the House of David. A war ensues when Absalom's rebels mobilize at Hebron and begin fighting David's army in an attempt to overthrow him, but their revolt ends in...

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