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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Absalom
Hebrew
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Usage of the Name Absalom
English, Biblical
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Meaning of the Name Absalom
The name Absalom comes from the Hebrew name Avshalom meaning "father of peace" or "father is peace".
In the Old Testament Absalom was the favorite son of King David and was praised for his great beauty and abundant hair. He led a rebellion against his father, driving him from Jerusalem, but he later lost a battle in the wood of Ephraim.
While he was fleeing, his hair became entangled in a tree. One of David's men saw this and alerted Joab, one of the king's three commanders, who ignored the king's explicit instructions to spare Absalom and killed him instead, greatly upsetting the king.
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Interesting Facts about Absalom
- Absalom, Absalom! (1936) was a novel by William Faulkner (1897 - 1962) about the fall of the American South.
- Absalom and Achitophel was a satirical poem by John Dryden (1631 - 1700) about the politics of his time.
- There is also a mountain in Antarctica named for scientific expedition member Henry W. L. Absalom.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Absalom Harris Chappell (1801 - 1878), an American politician and lawyer;
Absalom Greeley (c. 1823 - 1888), a Canadian politician;
Absalom Baird (1824 - 1905), an American general;
Absalom Willis Robertson (1887 - 1971), an American lawyer and politician.
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Names Related to Absalom
List of names related to Absalom.
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