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Abishalom
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Abishalom
also called Absalom
Identity
- Name meaning
- father of peace (Heb. avi-shalom) — same root as Absalom
Family
- Parent(s)
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- Spouse
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- Children
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- Tribe / people
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Era & origin
- Era
- c. 1020 BC (if identical with David's son Absalom)
- Region
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- Contemporary of
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Role
- Role
- Alternate spelling for Absalom · See *Absalom*
- Notable for
- *Abishalom* is the spelling 1 Kings uses for the same individual called *Absalom* elsewhere — named in 1 Kings 15:2, 10 as *the father of Maacah, who was the wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijah.* 2 Chronicles 11:20-21, narrating the same descent, uses the more familiar spelling *Absalom.*
Scripture
- First mention
- 1 Kings 15
- Most cited
- 1 Kings 15
- Key passages
Network
- Referenced by
- 2 entries
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Abishalom is the spelling 1 Kings uses for the same individual called *Absalom* elsewhere — named in 1 Kings 15:2, 10 as *the father of Maacah, who was the wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijah.* 2 Chronicles 11:20-21, narrating the same descent, uses the more familiar spelling Absalom.
He is generally identified with David's son Absalom, though the genealogy is tangled: 2 Chronicles 13:2 names Abijah's mother instead *Michaiah daughter of Uriel of Gibeah,* most plausibly reconciled by treating Maacah/Michaiah as the same woman — biological daughter of Uriel and granddaughter of David's Absalom through his daughter Tamar.
For the man himself — the rebel son of David who slept with his father's concubines and died caught by his hair in an oak tree — see the entry on Absalom.
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Source · AI-drafted from biblical text and standard reference works (Smith's, Easton's, ISBE) — verify and refine against authoritative sources before publication.
