Dictionaries :: Absalom's Pillar, or Place

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Absalom's Pillar, or Place:

A monument of tomb which Absalom had built during his lifetime in the king's dale, i.e. the valley of the Kedron, at the foot of Mount Olivet, near Jerusalem (2 Samuel 18:18 compare with 2 Samuel 14:27) for his three sons, and where he probably expected to be buried. The tomb there now, and called by Absalom's name was probably built at a later date.