Bible Dictionaries

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Absalom's Pillar

Absalom's Pillar. A monument of tomb which Absalom had built during his lifetime in the king's dale, that is, 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.