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Obadiah
Biblical Persons & Places
Obadiah
Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.9;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ).
Obadiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.19;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ);
father of Ishmaiah.
Obadiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.21;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ);
son of Hananiah;
a brother of Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, Rephaiah, Arnan and Shecaniah.
Obadiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A warrior from the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.3;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ);
son of Izrahiah;
a brother of Michael, Joel and Isshiah.
Obadiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.38;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ);
son of Azel;
a brother of Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah and Hanan.
Obadiah
Levite living at the time of Exile and Return
A musician from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16;
referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ), or Abda (עַבְדָּא);
a son of Shemaiah.
Obadiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.18.3;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ).
Obadiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.17.7;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ).
Obadiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.34.12;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ).
Obadiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.9;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ);
a son of Jehiel.
Obadiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.5;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ).
Obadiah
Prophet living at the time of Exile and Return
A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Oba.1.1;
only referred to as Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ).
Strong's Definition
Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
Derivation: or עֹבַדְיָהוּ; active participle of H5647 (עָבַד) and H3050 (יָהּ); serving Jah;
KJV Usage: Obadiah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Obadiah = "servant of Jehovah"
1) the 4th of the 12 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel
1a) the prophetic book by him; prophesies against Edom
2) father of Ishmaiah, one of the chiefs of Zebulun in the time of David
3) a Merarite Levite overseer of the work of restoring the temple in the time of king Josiah of Judah
4) chief of the household of king Ahab of Israel; an devout worshipper of Jehovah who at risk to his own life hid over 100 prophets during the persecution of Jezebel
5) a descendant of David
6) a chief of the tribe of Issachar
7) a Benjamite, one of the 6 sons of Azel and a descendant of king Saul
8) a Levite, son of Shemaiah and a descendant of Jeduthun
9) a Gadite chief, the 2nd of the lion-faced Gadites who joined David at Ziklag
10) a prince of Judah in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah
11) a priest, son of Jehiel of the sons of Joab who returned from exile with Ezra
12) a gatekeeper in the time of Nehemiah
13) one of the men who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
13a) perhaps the same as 12
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.18.3
§ Obadiah = "servant of Jehovah"
1) the 4th of the 12 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel
1a) the prophetic book by him; prophesies against Edom
2) father of Ishmaiah, one of the chiefs of Zebulun in the time of David
3) a Merarite Levite overseer of the work of restoring the temple in the time of king Josiah of Judah
4) chief of the household of king Ahab of Israel; an devout worshipper of Jehovah who at risk to his own life hid over 100 prophets during the persecution of Jezebel
5) a descendant of David
6) a chief of the tribe of Issachar
7) a Benjamite, one of the 6 sons of Azel and a descendant of king Saul
8) a Levite, son of Shemaiah and a descendant of Jeduthun
9) a Gadite chief, the 2nd of the lion-faced Gadites who joined David at Ziklag
10) a prince of Judah in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah
11) a priest, son of Jehiel of the sons of Joab who returned from exile with Ezra
12) a gatekeeper in the time of Nehemiah
13) one of the men who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
13a) perhaps the same as 12
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֹבַדְיָהוּ / עֹבַדְיָה
‛ôbadyâh / ‛ôbadyâhû
BDB Definition:
Obadiah = servant of Jehovah
1) the 4th of the 12 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel
1a) the prophetic book by him; prophesies against Edom
2) father of Ishmaiah, one of the chiefs of Zebulun in the time of David
3) a Merarite Levite overseer of the work of restoring the temple in the time of king Josiah of Judah
4) chief of the household of king Ahab of Israel; an devout worshipper of Jehovah who at risk to his own life hid over 100 prophets during the persecution of Jezebel
5) a descendant of David
6) a chief of the tribe of Issachar
7) a Benjamite, one of the 6 sons of Azel and a descendant of king Saul
8) a Levite, son of Shemaiah and a descendant of Jeduthun
9) a Gadite chief, the 2nd of the lion-faced Gadites who joined David at Ziklag
10) a prince of Judah in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah
11) a priest, son of Jehiel of the sons of Joab who returned from exile with Ezra
12) a gatekeeper in the time of Nehemiah
13) one of the men who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
13a) perhaps the same as 12
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: active participle of H5647 and H3050
Total KJV Occurrences: 20