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Obadiah
Hebrew: עֹבַדְיָה —transliteration: Obadyah or Obadyahu —meaning: servant of Yah (meaning servant of YHWH —occurrences: 20 in Scripture
This is the name of 10 Israelite men.
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Obadiah, the prophet
He is 4th of the minor prophets in the Hebrew canon, and 5th in the Septuagint.
He was probably contemporary with the prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Little is known of his personal history.
He lived in the Assyrian Period, and prophecied concerning the divine judgment of Edom (the descendants of Esau) and the ultimate restoration of Israel (descendants of Jacob).
- About the Book of Obadiah
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- Who is Jacob?
- Who is Israel?
- Who is Esau?
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Obadiah, a chief of King Ahab
He was a brave Israelite who was chief in the household of King Ahab (1 Kings 18:3).
Amid great spiritual degeneracy he maintained his fidelity to God, and interposed to protect The Lord’s prophets, an hundred of whom he hid at great personal risk in a cave (4, 13).
Ahab seems to have held Obadiah in great honor, although he had no sympathy with his piety (1 Kings 18:5-7). The last notice of him is his bringing back tidings to Ahab that Elijah, whom he had so long sought for, was at hand (1 Kings 18:9-16). “Go,” said Elijah to him, when he met him in the way, “go tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.”
- Who is King Ahab?
- What is a prophet in the Bible? and who is one?
- Caves in the Bible
- Who is Elijah, the prophet?
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Obadiah, a chief in Issachar
He was a chief of the Tribe of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:3).
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Obadiah, son of Azel
He is a descendant of King Saul and is mentioned along with his father and brothers Books of Chronicles.
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. —1 Chronicles 8:38 LSB
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Obadiah, son of Shemaiah
This Levite is mentioned after the Captivity (1 Chronicles 9:16).
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Obadiah, a Gadite
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Prince Obadiah of Zebulun
This prince of Zebulun lived in the time of David (1 Chronicles 27:19).
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Prince Obadiah, who King Jehoshaphat sent
This is one of the princes sent by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law of Moses (2 Chronicles 17:7).
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Obadiah, a Levite superintendent
This is a Levite who superintended the repairs of the temple under Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:12).
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Obadiah, in Ezra
He is a man who accompanied Ezra on his return from Babylon to Jerusalem.
of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 males with him; —Ezra 8:9 LSB
- Who is Ezra?
- What is the Book of Ezra?
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