Absalom's Mother in 2 Samuel 3:2–5
The list of David's sons born at Hebron names Absalom and his mother, Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur. Tamar does not appear in this passage, so her mother is not identified here.
Who Was Caleb in the Old Testament? Joshua 14
Caleb was one of the two spies who told the truth about the land, and forty-five years later he came to Joshua to claim the promise Moses had sworn to him. The text remembers him for one thing above all: he wholly followed Yahweh his God.
Absalom's Father: David, Son Born in Hebron
Absalom's father was David, and the list of David's sons born in Hebron names him third, after Amnon and Chileab. His mother was Maacah, a Geshurite princess, and the text records the family without commending it.