Topic
Absalom (2)
3 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Maccabees 11:70ISBE
Insomuch as there was not one of them left, except Mattathias the son of Absalom, and Judas the son of Calphi, the captains of the host.
- 1 Maccabees 13:11ISBE
Also he sent Jonathan the son of Absolom, and with him a great power, to Joppa: who casting out them that were therein remained there in it.
- 2 Maccabees 11:17ISBE
John and Absolom, who were sent from you, delivered me the petition subscribed, and made request for the performance of the contents thereof.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
(Apocrypha) (Codex Vaticanus, Abessalomos and Abessalom; Codex Alexandrinus, Absalomos, the King James Version Absalon):
(1) Father of Mattathias, a captain of the Jewish army (1 Macc 11:70; Ant, XIII, v, 7).
(2) Father of Jonathan who was sent by Simon Maccabee to take possession of Joppa; perhaps identical with Absalom (1) (1 Macc 13:11; Ant, XIII, vi, 4).
(3) One of two envoys of the Jews, mentioned in a letter sent by Lysias to the Jewish nation (2 Macc 11:17).
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.