| What pretext did Avshalom (Absalom) give David for his desire to go to Chevron (Hebron)? |  He wanted to visit his birthplace  He wanted to go on a vacation with his friends, who were going there  He wanted to see Mearat Hamachpelah (Cave of Machpelah)  That in Geshur he promised to serve Hashem (G-d) [in Chevron] if he would return to Yerushalayim [Jerusalem] |