Geshur
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Geshur was a small Aramean kingdom east of the Jordan River, known from the Hebrew Bible as the maternal homeland and refuge of King David’s son Absalom.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maacah daughter of Talmai | 0 |
| Talmai king of Geshur | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aramean kingdom
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ biblical person ⓘ biblical person ⓘ biblical place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Absalom’s exile
ⓘ
Davidic family politics ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
2 Samuel 13:37–38
ⓘ
2 Samuel 14:23 ⓘ 2 Samuel 3:3 ⓘ Deuteronomy 3:14 NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua 12:5 ⓘ Joshua 13:11 ⓘ Joshua 13:13 ⓘ |
| bordered |
Argob
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bashan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childOf | Talmai king of Geshur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | small kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicCharacter | Aramean ⓘ |
| hasRoyalConnectionTo | House of David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuler | Talmai king of Geshur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Aramaic ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maternalHomelandOf | Absalom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
2 Samuel
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| motherOf |
Absalom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamar (daughter of David) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notConqueredBy | Israelites under Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Levant ⓘ |
| politicalRelationWith | Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refugeOf | Absalom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Golan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Near Eastern religion ⓘ |
| ruled | Geshur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| spouseOf | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | king of Geshur ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.