Maacah

Maacah was the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, a region located northeast of the Sea of Galilee (2 Samuel 3:3;1 Chronicles 3:2). She became one of King David's wives and bore him a son named Absalom. Maacah's marriage to David likely served as a political alliance between Israel and Geshur. Absalom, her son, would later flee to Geshur after murdering his half-brother Amnon and remained there for three years (2 Samuel 13:37-38). Although not mentioned by name, Maacah was likely the mother of Tamar, who was raped by her half-brother Amnon (2 Samuel 13:1-22). Maacah's role in the biblical narrative is primarily as the mother of Absalom, whose rebellion against David and subsequent death had a profound impact on the king and his reign (2Sa.15-18). Her inclusion in the genealogies of David's family underscores the importance of maternal lineage in the royal line of Judah.