Geshur — Bridge, the name of a district or principality of Syria near Gilead, between Mount Hermon and the Lake of Tiberias (2 Sam. 15:8; 1 Chr. 2:23). The Geshurites probably inhabited the rocky fastness of Argob, the modern Lejah, in the north east… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Geshur, Golan Heights — Infobox Kibbutz pushpin pushpin mapsize= latd=33 |latm=10 |lats=46 |latNS=N longd=35 |longm=46 |longs=17 |longEW=E kibbutz name= Geshur caption= imgsize=250 caption3= imgsize3= hebname=Hebrew|גשור arname= foundation = 1971 founded by = Hashomer… … Wikipedia
Absalom — Father of peace; i.e., peaceful David s son by Maacah (2 Sam. 3:3; comp. 1 Kings 1:6). He was noted for his personal beauty and for the extra ordinary profusion of the hair of his head (2 Sam. 14:25,26). The first public act of his life was… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Maachah — Oppression, a small Syrian kingdom near Geshur, east of the Hauran, the district of Batanea (Josh. 13:13; 2 Sam. 10:6, 8; 1 Chr. 19:7). 2) A daughter of Talmai, king of the old native population of Geshur. She became one of David s wives,… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
2 Samuel 13 — 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon… … The King James version of the Bible
2 Samuel 14 — 1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king s heart was toward Absalom. 2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and… … The King James version of the Bible
Absalom — or Avshalom ( he. אַבְשָלוֹם Father/Leader of/is peace or Salem is my Father , Standard Hebrew Avšalom, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAḇšālôm), in the Bible, is the third son of David, king of Israel. He was deemed the most beautified man in the kingdom (2… … Wikipedia
Ammon — or Ammonites (Hebrew Name|עַמּוֹן|ʻAmmon|ʻAmmôn| People ), also referred to in the Bible as the children of Ammon, were a people (also known from Assyrian and other records) living east of the Jordan river whose origin the Old Testament traces to … Wikipedia
Books of Samuel — The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: Sefer Sh muel ספר שמואל) are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaism s Hebrew Bible) and also of the Christian Old Testament. The work was originally written in Hebrew, and the Book(s) of Samuel originally formed a single … Wikipedia
David — This article is about the biblical king. For other uses, see David (disambiguation). Daud , Dawood , and King David redirect here. For other uses, see Daud (disambiguation), Dawood (disambiguation), and King David (disambiguation). King David… … Wikipedia
