Absalom was born in Hebron, lived in Jerusalem, and launched his claim to kingship from Hebron. The map marks those secure centers rather than an uncertain battle route.
How to read this map
Scripture gives no birth or death year. The duration in 2 Samuel 15:7 has a textual variant, and the exact location of the forest of Ephraim is uncertain.
Sources: 2 Samuel 13–18, NIV; Natural Earth. Checked September 18, 2026.