Absalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʾAḇšālōm, "father of peace") was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maacah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur....
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Absalom, Absalom! is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, first published in 1936. Taking place before, during, and after the American Civil...
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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...
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Absalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָלוֹם, Modern: ʼAvšalōm, Tiberian: ʼAḇšālōm, "father of peace"; Biblical Greek: Αβεσσαλωμ) is a masculine first name from the Old...
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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...
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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...
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John Henry Absalom OAM (11 November 1927 – 22 March 2019) was an Australian artist, author and adventurer. John Henry Absalom, colloquially to everyone...
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Absalom Jones (November 7, 1746 – February 13, 1818) was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman who became prominent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
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was a princess of Israel, the daughter of King David, and the sister of Absalom in the Hebrew Bible. In 2 Samuel 13, she is raped by her half-brother Amnon...
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Absalom Manyana Kamutyasha Iimbondi (born 11 October 1991) is a Namibian football player. Some sources list his last name as Limbondi. He plays for United...
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Absalom Andrew Sydenstricker (Chinese: 賽兆祥, 1852–1931) was an American Presbyterian missionary to China from 1880 to 1931. The Sydenstricker log house...
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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...
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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...
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A. Willis Robertson (redirect from Absalom Robertson)
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...
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of Israel until he was assassinated by his half-brother Absalom to avenge the rape of Absalom's sister Tamar. Amnon was born in Hebron to Ahinoam and King...
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My Son, My Son (novel) (redirect from O Absalom)
My Son, My Son (also titled as O Absalom) is a 1938 novel by the British writer Howard Spring. In 1940 it was made into an American film My Son, My Son...
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Books of Samuel (section Absalom (13:1–20:26))
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...
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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...
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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...
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played a pivotal role as the commander of David's forces during Absalom's rebellion. Absalom, one of David's sons, rallied much of Israel in rebellion against...
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Albert Hazlett (redirect from Absalom Hazlett)
Albert Hazlett (c. 1836 – March 16, 1860; né Absalom Hazlett) was an American abolitionist, and participant in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (October...
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Absalom Jordan (c. 1840 - May 3, 1888) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Jordan received his country's highest award for bravery...
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Avshalom Feinberg (redirect from Absalom Feinberg)
Avshalom Feinberg (Hebrew: אבשלום פיינברג, 23 October 1889 – 20 January 1917) was one of the leaders of Nili, a Jewish spy network in Ottoman Palestine...
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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...
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Absalom Greeley (April 18, 1823 – October 28, 1885) was the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Prince Edward in the 1st Legislative Assembly of...
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Great Basin National Park (redirect from Absalom Lehman)
known to indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans. In 1885, Absalom Lehman, a rancher in the area, began guiding tours into the cave. Visitors'...
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and threw Absalom under the bus. Absalom is sentenced to death for the murder of Arthur Jarvis. Before his father returns to Ndotsheni, Absalom marries...
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Absalom Harris Chappell (December 18, 1801 – December 11, 1878) was an American politician and lawyer. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives...
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The Banquet of Absalom (Italian: Convito di Assalonne) is an oil on canvas painting by Mattia Preti, created in c. 1660–1665, now in the Museo nazionale...
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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...
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