1. Absalom is described in the Hebrew Bible as being exceptionally beautiful, as is his sister.
18 Facts About Absalom
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Absalom, David's third son, by Maacah, was born in Hebron.
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Absalom was a great favorite of his father and of the people.
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Absalom lived in great style, drove in a magnificent chariot, and had fifty men run before him.
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Absalom served as queen mother for Asa until he deposed her for idolatry.
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Not until three years later was Absalom fully reinstated in David's favour and finally returned to Jerusalem.
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In Jerusalem, Absalom built support for himself by speaking to those who came to King David for justice, saying, "See, your claims are good and right; but there is no one deputed by the king to hear you", perhaps reflecting flaws in the judicial system of the united monarchy.
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Absalom reached the capital and consulted with the renowned Ahitophel.
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Once in place, Hushai convinced Absalom to ignore Ahitophel's advice to attack his father while he was on the run, and instead to prepare his forces for a major attack.
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Absalom was discovered there still alive by one of David's men, who reported this to Joab, the king's commander.
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Absalom had once set Joab's field of barley on fire and then made Amasa Captain of the Host instead of Joab.
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When David heard that Absalom was killed, although not how he was killed, he greatly sorrowed.
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Absalom had erected a monument near Jerusalem to perpetuate his name:.
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Absalom thought that in these circumstances, if the worst came to the worst, Absalom would at least feel pity for him.
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Absalom's crime was, indeed, of a nature to deserve the supreme torture, for which reason he is one of the few Jews who have no portion in the world to come.
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Besides, David's intercession had the effect of re-attaching Absalom's severed head to his body.
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King David's prayers granted his rebellious son Avshalom access to the World to Come At his death Absalom was childless, for all his children, his three sons and his daughter, died before him, as a punishment for his having set fire to a field of grain belonging to Joab.
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Likewise as Amnon had brought two curses on himself for incest with his half sister and failing to fulfill the Torah Law, Absalom brought four curses on himself for dishonoring his father; relations with his father's wives [concubines]; and failing to fulfill the Torah Law twice.