עוֹבֵד

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.7;

son of: Shemaiah (H8098I);

brother of: Othni (H6273), Rephael (H7501), Elzabad (H0443H), Elihu (H0453I) and Semachiah (H5565)

§ Obed = "serving"

1) son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David

2) a Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel

3) a Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell…