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The attribution of this particular monument to Absalom was quite persistent, although the Book of Samuel reports that Absalom's body was covered over with stones in a pit in the Wood of Ephraim (2 Samuel 18:17). For centuries, it was the custom among passersby—Jews, Christians and Muslims—to throw stones at the monument. Residents of ...
Absalom's Tomb at the foot of Mount Olivet, according to Jewish tradition, was erected by Absalom during his lifetime, and is pelted by them with stones as they pass by, in execration of his treason (see 2 Samuel 15th chapter). The Architecture of the monument and the fact that it is not mentioned before A. D. 333 makes the tradition doubtful.
The inscription on the monument mentions the "sons of Hezir", meaning: the descendants of Hezir. The Hebrew term is bnei Hezir, usually written in English as Benei Hazir. The common misspelling Hazir is clearly wrong, since that means pig in Hebrew. In the 19th century Westerners still identified the monument with the tomb of St. James the Apostle.
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The single verse, 2 Samuel 18:33, regarding David's grief at the loss of his son ("And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!"), is the inspiration for the text of several pieces ...
“This monument offers another powerful example to our students and community of how open communication and empathy can help bridge divides.” Fresno State will unveil a new monument to Nelson ...
Absalom's dead body was thrown into a pit by the troops and they heaped stones over him; this was not a respectable burial (cf. Joshua 7:26; 8:29), but Absalom had during his lifetime erected a memorial for himself in the Jerusalem area (verse 18) and this monument could be the one related to the Tomb of Absalom in the Kidron Valley. [17]
The house was built circa 1790 for Absalom Scales, a settler from North Carolina, [2] and his wife Nancy Dalton, whose paternal grandfather, Samuel Dalton Sr., was a British immigrant and personal friend of U.S. President James Madison. [3]