Absalom, Absalom! is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, first published in 1936. Taking place before, during, and after the American Civil...

Absalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʾAḇšālōm, lit. 'Father of Peace') was an Israelite prince. Born to David and Maacah, who was from Geshur, he was the only...

Absalom and Achitophel is a celebrated satirical poem by John Dryden, written in heroic couplets and first published in 1681. The poem tells the Biblical...

Look up Absalom or Absalon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Absalom (Avshalom) is a son of King David in the Old Testament. Absalom, Absalon, Absolem...

Absalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָלוֹם, Modern: ʼAvšalōm, Tiberian: ʼAḇšālōm, "father of peace"; Biblical Greek: Αβεσσαλωμ) is a masculine first name from the Old...

Absalom Jones (November 7, 1746 – February 13, 1818) was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman who became prominent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

The Tomb of Absalom (Hebrew: יד אבשלום, romanized: Yad Avshalom, lit. 'Absalom's Memorial'), also called Absalom's Pillar, is an ancient monumental rock-cut...

Uriah the Hittite. David's son Absalom later tries to overthrow him, but David returns to Jerusalem after Absalom's death to continue his reign. David...

without Absalom being recalled to court. When Joab refuses to help him, Absalom sets his field on fire. This gets Joab's attention, and finally Absalom manages...

The Absalom Lowe Landis House, also known as Beech Hall, is a historic house in Normandy, Tennessee. The house was built in 1866 for Absalom Lowe Landis...

Mike Absalom (born 9 November 1940) is an English pop, folk and celtic music musician, poet and children's entertainer. The Province newspaper once described...

which were set elsewhere were Pylon, The Wild Palms, and A Fable). Absalom, Absalom! includes a map of Yoknapatawpha County drawn by Faulkner. The word...

Sound and the Fury and in its appendix, they also make appearances in Absalom, Absalom! and stories such as "That Evening Sun". The family name is also referred...

Absalom Andrew Sydenstricker (Chinese: 賽兆祥, 1852–1931) was an American Presbyterian missionary to China from 1880 to 1931. The Sydenstricker log house...

family. He is featured in the classic novels The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom! as well as the short stories "That Evening Sun" and "A Justice". After...

Mount Absalom is the southernmost and highest (1,640 m) mountain of the Herbert Mountains, in the central part of the Shackleton Range. It was first mapped...

Absalom Baird (August 20, 1824 – June 14, 1905) was a career United States Army officer who distinguished himself as a Union Army general in the American...

John Henry Absalom OAM (11 November 1927 – 22 March 2019) was an Australian artist, author and adventurer. John Henry Absalom, colloquially to everyone...

David and Maacah, who was from Geshur, she was the only full sibling of Absalom. She is described in the Hebrew Bible as being exceptionally beautiful...

Absalom Willis Robertson (May 27, 1887 – November 1, 1971) was an American politician from Virginia who served in public office for over 50 years. A member...

Absalom Tatom (1742 – December 20, 1802) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina from 1795 to 1796. Born in North Carolina in 1742, Tatom was a sergeant...

Absalom Peyton Rowe (November 17, 1817 – June 1, 1900) was an American politician from Virginia. He served as mayor of Fredericksburg, Virginia, from...

Mount of Olives is first mentioned in connection with David's flight from Absalom (II Samuel 15:30): "And David went up by the ascent of the Mount of Olives...

Absalom Boston (c. 1785–1855) was a United States mariner who was the first African-American captain to sail a whaling ship, with an all-black crew, in...

Absalom Shabangu (born 2 September 1952) is a Swazi weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Evans...

The Absalom Scales House is a historic house in Eagleville, Tennessee, U.S.. The house was built circa 1790 for Absalom Scales, a settler from North Carolina...

Thomas Sutpen is a focal character of William Faulkner's 1936 novel Absalom, Absalom! Sutpen arrives in Faulkner's imaginary Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi...

wrote As I Lay Dying. Later that decade, he wrote Light in August, Absalom, Absalom! and The Wild Palms. He also worked as a screenwriter, contributing...

The Absalom Fowler House is a historic house at 503 East 6th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, with a hip roof and a...

Absalom Harris Chappell (December 18, 1801 – December 11, 1878) was an American politician and lawyer. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives...