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Wood of Ephraim - a forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David
David

David , was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel accordin






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Wood of Ephraim - a forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David
David

David , was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet ....
 and that of Absalom
Absalom

Absalom or Avshalom was the third son of David , king of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. He had no sons. describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom....
, who was killed there (2 Sam. 18:6, 8). It lay on the east of Jordan
Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
, not far from Mahanaim, and was some part of the great forest of Gilead - an area where the Israelittes has settelled.