Absalom (name)
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Absalom comes from the Old Testament
Hebrew given name
Avshalom (אַבְשָׁלוֹם), meaning "my father is peace". It is common as a given name and a surname
. There are alternate spellings, including the Scandinavian Axel
. People with the name Absalom include:
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
Hebrew given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
Avshalom (אַבְשָׁלוֹם), meaning "my father is peace". It is common as a given name and a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. There are alternate spellings, including the Scandinavian Axel
Axel
Axel is a Scandinavian and German male given name, which is also used in parts of the English-speaking world. A French feminine form is Axelle...
. People with the name Absalom include:
Given name
- AbsalomAbsalomAccording to the Bible, Absalom or Avshalom was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom...
, a son of King David - Absalom Shade AllanAbsalom Shade AllanAbsalom Shade Allan was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Wellington West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1886 to 1894....
(1843–after 1901), Canadian merchant and politician - Absalom BairdAbsalom BairdAbsalom Baird was a career United States Army officer who distinguished himself as a Union Army general in the American Civil War. Baird received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his military actions-Early life:...
(1824–1905), Union Army general in the American Civil War - Avshalom FeinbergAvshalom FeinbergAvshalom Feinberg was one of the leaders of Nili, a Jewish spy network in Ottoman Palestine helping the British fight the Ottoman Empire during World War I....
(1889–1917), Jewish spy for Britain in World War I - Absalom Harris ChappellAbsalom Harris ChappellAbsalom Harris Chappell was an American politician and lawyer.Chappell was born in Mount Zion, Georgia, the oldest son of Joseph and Dorothy Harris Chappell. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens in 1820; however, he did not graduate from the school...
(1801–1878), American politician and lawyer - Avshalom HavivAvshalom HavivAvshalom Haviv , was a pre-Jewish state Irgun underground member and one of the 12 Olei Hagardom tried by the British Mandate courts and sentenced to death by hanging at Acre Prison.-Childhood and adolescence:...
(1926-1947), one of the Olei HagardomOlei HagardomOlei Hagardom refers to members of the pre-state Jewish underground who were tried in British Mandate courts and sentenced to death by hanging, most of them in Acre prison... - Absalom JonesAbsalom JonesAbsalom Jones was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman. After founding a black congregation in 1794, in 1804 he was the first African-American ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States...
(1746–1818), African American abolitionist and clergyman - Absalom Willis RobertsonAbsalom Willis RobertsonAbsalom Willis Robertson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Lexington, Virginia. Also known as A. Willis Robertson, he represented Virginia in both the U.S...
(1887–1971), American politician - Absalom ShadeAbsalom ShadeAbsalom Shade was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania around 1793 and worked as a carpenter in Buffalo, New York. In 1816, he was hired by William Dickson to manage his lands in Dumfries Township in Upper Canada. Shade operated a general...
(c. 1793–1862), Canadian businessman and politician - Absalom TatomAbsalom TatomAbsalom Tatom was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina from 1795 to 1796.-Biography:Born in North Carolina in 1742, Tatom was a sergeant in the Greenville, North Carolina Militia in 1763; he served in North Carolina Militia during the American Revolutionary War, where he was commissioned first...
(1742–1802), American politician
Surname
- Jack AbsalomJack AbsalomJack Absalom is an Australian artist, author and adventurer.Born in Port Augusta, South Australia, he worked in the North Mine at Broken Hill, New South Wales, where he has resided for the past 50 years...
(b. 1927), Australian artist - Michael AbsalomMichael AbsalomMichael Absalom , more commonly known as Abs, was a regular presenter on CBBC from 2002 to 2004.-Biography:Born on 13 April 1980 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, he has lived in many different areas including Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; Rowlands Castle, Hampshire and the south west counties of...
(b. 1980), Scottish, regular presenter on CBBC
See also
- AbsalonAbsalonAbsalon was a Danish archbishop and statesman, who was the Bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and Archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and churchfather of Denmark in the second half of the 12th century, and was the closest advisor of King Valdemar I of...
, historic Danish archbishop and statesman