Atlas: Map route differs from Biblical text

Jeff Fischer

In the Atlas map "David's Family Troubles Begin", linked to 2 Samuel 13:23, there are two routes annotated. One "Absalom flees from Jerusalem to Geshur", the other "Joab's route from Jerusalem to Geshur…". These are identical routes, and if both Absalom and Joab departed from Jerusalem, it would make sense. However, the text indicates that Absalom fled from Baal-hazor, the site of the murder of Amnon, some 13 miles to the north of Jerusalem.