Every now and then when reading the Bible, we come across stories that make us wonder, "Why is this in here?" Some biblical figures get barely a mention, while others receive extensive coverage despite seeming less significant in the grand narrative.
Take Absalom, for example. He was the third son of King David, not in line for the throne, and not in the lineage of Christ. Yet his story spans six chapters in 2 Samuel (chapters 13-18). Why would God dedicate so much space to this seemingly peripheral character?
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