Nature as David’s Sacred Ally in the Death of Absalom

The death of Absalom in 2 Samuel 18 takes place in the midst of a civil war in the woods of Ephraim when his hair is unceremoniously caught in a terebinth tree, personified as a secret ally of his father, David. Adding to the anthropomorphism, the text cryptically states that the woods "devoure...

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Subtitles:Zimrat JAH: A Tribute To Ann Hackett
Main Author: Park, Song-Mi Suzie (Author)
Contributors: Hackett, Ann (Honoree)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Western Academic Press 2021
In: Maarav
Year: 2021, Volume: 25, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 183-203
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Samuel 2. 18 / Absalom / Nature / Oak / Hair / Personification / Murder / Justification / Concealment
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Hair
B forest
B mule
B tree
B Absalom
B Festschrift
B Hackett, Ann
Parallel Edition:Electronic

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