Absalom's Monument and St Mary Magdalene Church
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orlyyahalomIn album: Jerusalem: Mt Zion, Mt of Olives & ...In Webshots channel: travel - Date uploaded: Aug 18, 2007
Tradition associates this monument to Absalom, King David's son, though archeologists date it to the Second Temple era. Absalom launched a failed revolt against his father. His end was bitter: While riding a mule, his hair got caught in a tree and he remained hang untill David's soldiers killed him. It is a tradition for fathers to bring their sons to hurl stones at the monument as an object lesson in what happens to rebellious sons.
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