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Geshuri

David married Maacah, daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur, and so these people were Absalom's family on his mother's side. Their small Aramean kingdom lay east of the Sea of Galilee.

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David married Maacah, daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur, and so these people were Absalom's family on his mother's side. Their small Aramean kingdom lay east of the Sea of Galilee.

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Geshurites were the people of Geshur, a small Aramean kingdom east of the Sea of Galilee. David married Maacah, daughter of Geshur's king Talmai, and their son Absalom fled to his grandfather's court there after murdering his half brother Amnon.

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H1651

Where it appears
  • Deuteronomy 3:14
  • Joshua 12:5
  • Joshua 13:2
  • Joshua 13:11
  • Joshua 13:13
  • 1 Samuel 27:8

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