Hebrew · Strong's H5662 · Name

עֹבַדְיָהוּ

o·vad·yah

Obadiah

2times used
2verses
1books

How it's translated

Definition

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.38;

son of: Azel (H0682A);

brother of: Azrikam (H5840H), Bocheru (H1074), Ishmael (H3458I), Sheariah (H8187) and Hanan (H2605H)

§ 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…

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