Absalom
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views updated May 23 2018Absalom. Son of
David. After the rape of his sister
Tamar by their half-brother Amnon, Absalom murdered Amnon and fled the court. Having raised rebellion against his father David, he was killed in the subsequent battle, evoking David's lament (2 Samuel 13–18).
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER