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Absalom

son of David

Son of David who rebels against his father.

89 appearances4 Bible books1 known aliases

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Handsome and ambitious son of by , who avenges his sister Tamar by having his half-brother killed and then flees to . After being restored to through 's mediation, he spends years winning over Israel at the city gate before launching a full rebellion from that drives David across the . His long hair catches in an oak during the decisive battle in the forest of Ephraim, and Joab kills him there despite David's plea to deal gently with the young man.

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