ABSALOMS PILLAR, OR PLACE


Meaning of ABSALOMS PILLAR, OR PLACE in English

A monument of tomb which Absalom had built during his lifetime in the king's dale, i.e. the valley of the Kedron, at the foot of Mount Olivet, near Jerusalem, (2 Samuel 18:18) comp. with 2Sam 14:27 For his three sons, and where he probably expected to be buried. The tomb there now, and called by Absalom's name was probably built at a later date.

Smith's Bible English dictionary.      Английский библейский словарь Смита.