Talmai king of Geshur
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Talmai, king of Geshur, is a biblical monarch known as the maternal grandfather of Absalom and a regional ally connected to King David’s family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Talmai king of Geshur canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
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king ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| biblicalBookReference |
2 Samuel 13:37
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2 Samuel 14:23 ⓘ 2 Samuel 3:3 ⓘ |
| child | Maacah daughter of Talmai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith |
Absalom son of David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Geshur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Geshurites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventAssociatedWith | Absalom’s flight to Geshur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLawOf | King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf |
Absalom son of David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamar daughter of Absalom’s mother NERFINISHED ⓘ unnamed sons of Maacah and David ⓘ |
| historicity | figure known primarily from biblical narrative ⓘ |
| inLawOf | King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Second Book of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameForm | Talmai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being maternal grandfather of Absalom
ⓘ
providing refuge to Absalom after the killing of Amnon ⓘ |
| politicalRelation |
ally or associate of King David’s house
ⓘ
regional neighbor of the kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Geshur ⓘ |
| providedRefugeTo | Absalom son of David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Aramean kingdom of Geshur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transjordan area near the Sea of Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Absalom son of David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King David NERFINISHED ⓘ Maacah daughter of Talmai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient religious text ⓘ |
| timePeriod | biblical united monarchy era ⓘ |
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