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Absalom and is
Another monument near Jerusalem ( not the modern " Absalom Tomb "-" Yad Avshalom " which is of later origin ) was erected by Absalom in his lifetime to perpetuate his name ():
" Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a monument, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's monument.
* Absalom and Achitophel ( 1681 ) is a landmark poetic political satire by John Dryden.
* Absalom is the name of Stephen Kumalo's son in " Lost in the Stars ", Kurt Weil's play based on the novel " Cry the Beloved Country ".
* Absalom is the name of a short science fiction story by Henry Kuttner about the conflict between a father and son over the son's education.
* Throughout Robertson Davies's The Manticore a comparison is repeatedly made between the protagonist's problematic relations with his father and those of between the Biblical Absalom and King David.
* Absalom is the name of a comedic character in " The Miller's Tale " in the Canterbury Tales.
* Absalom is the name of a character in Michael Crummey's Newfoundland-set Galore.
* Absalom is also the oldest and most powerful alliance in the first textbased game on internet called Utopia-World of Legends and holds Kingdoms as Equilibrium, Mercy, Sanctuary and Rage of Absalom.
* Absalom is the name given to the caterpillar by screenwriter Linda Woolverton in Disney's " Alice in Wonderland ," directed by Tim Burton.
* Absalom Greer, is the name of a character in Jan Karon ’ s Mitford series.
Also, " Absalom, Absalom Would I die for you my son, I would have it all undone, The way it all came down " is found on the 1998 album Largo in the song " Gimme A Stone ".
* " Absalom, Absalom " is the title of a song on the 1996 Compass CD Making Light of It by singer / songwriter Pierce Pettis, incorporating several elements of the biblical narrative.
* The story of Absalom is referred to several places in folk singer Adam Arcuragi's song " Always Almost Crying.
* The garage folk band David's Doldrums references Absalom in their song, " my name is Absalom.
* In " Every Kind Word " by Lackthereof, Danny Seim's project parallel to Menomena, Seim sings "... and your hair is long like Absalom.
* " Absalom " is a song on Brand New Shadows's debut album, White flags.
* " Absalom " is an album by the Experimental / Progressive band " Stick Men " featuring Tony Levin, Markus Reuter and Pat Mastelotto.

Absalom and name
Absalom was the name of Stephen Kumalo's son in the novel.
* The Progressive Metal band from Barranquilla, Colombia, Absalom has his name.
His mother's name was Maacah, or Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah, and the granddaughter of the infamous Abishalom ( Absalom ).
Absalom was the name given by John Dryden to the Duke of Monmouth, son of Charles II of England
Absalom, the son of Stephen Kumalo, shares his name with the son of King David, who rose up against King David in rebellion.
Another biblical allusion is seen when Absalom requests that his son's name be Peter — the name of one of Jesus's disciples ; among Peter's better-known traits is a certain impulsiveness ; also, after Christ's arrest, he denied knowing Jesus three times, and later wept in grief over this.

Absalom and character
* The character of Absalom appears in Susannah Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
* The character of Absalom appears in Michael Cook's The Head Guts and Sound Bone Dance
Little is known of his appearance and character except that he was " beautiful as Absalom, and spoke good Latin ".
John Dryden described him under the character of Zimri in celebrated lines in the poem Absalom and Achitophel ( to which Buckingham replied in Poetical Reflections on a late Poem ... by a Person of Honour, 1682 ):
He is also a character in Absalom, Absalom !.
Thomas Sutpen is the focal character of William Faulkner's 1936 novel Absalom, Absalom!
* Absalom ( comics ), fictional character
* Absalom ( One Piece ), a fictional character in Eiichirō Oda's manga One Piece
* Absalom ( 2000 AD ), a 2000 AD character and eponymous series spun-off from Caballistics Inc.
* Absalom, fictional character in Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
The character of Amnon in John Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel ( 1681 ) is thought to be based on him.

Absalom and One
* One of Willie Trombone's letters in The Neverhood reads, " Hang me from a tree by my hoop so I can play ' Absalom '".
One of the characters, a Christian cleric, makes comparisons between Bluetooth and the Biblical story of King David and his son Absalom.
Following the Master's defeat, the Anointed One rallied the remaining members of the Order of Aurelius under his command, employing the vampire Absalom as his leading acolyte.

Absalom and during
Absalom eventually rebelled against his father and was killed during the Battle of Ephraim Wood.
However, David could not bring himself to harm his son, and ordered that none of his men should kill Absalom during the ensuing battle.
Forten, with the help of Reverend Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, enlisted 2, 500 blacks to guard Philadelphia during the War of 1812.
King David fled to Mahanaim in Gilead during the rebellion of Absalom.
It is also mentioned during David's flight from Absalom:
The tomb's exterior design features a Doric frieze and Ionic columns, both being styles originating in ancient Greece and introduced into Judah during the Seleucid Empire, centuries after the death of Absalom.
He aided King David during the revolt of his son Absalom, and was consequently instrumental in bringing King Solomon to the throne.
He is mentioned as one of David's tormentors during his flight before Absalom, and as imploring and winning David's forgiveness when the latter returned.
According to the Tanakh, King David fled through the valley during the rebellion of Absalom.

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