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Obadiah Scripture - 1 Kings 18:16

So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah....

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Obadiah Scripture - 1 Chronicles 3:21

And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah....

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Obadiah Scripture - 1 Chronicles 7:3

And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men....

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Obadiah in Wikipedia

Ovadyah, (Hebrew: עובדיה) is a Biblical theophorical name, meaning "servant of Yahweh" or "worshipper of Yahweh."[1] It is cognate to the Arabic name ‘Abdullah. Another similar name in Arabic is Obaidullah/ `Ubaydullah (Arabic: عبيد الله‎) is a male Arabic given name that means "little servant of Allah". The form of his name used in the Septua...

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Obadiah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(servant of the Lord), 1. A man whose sons are enumerated in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah. 1Ch 3:21 (B.C. 470.) 2. A descendant of Issachar and a chief man of his tribe. 1Ch 7:3 (B.C. 1014.) 3. One of the six sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul. 1Ch 8:33; 9:44 (B.C. 720.) 4. A Levite, son of Shemaiah, and descended from Jeduthun. 1Ch ...

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Obadiah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

servant of the Lord. (1.) An 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 honour, although he...

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Obadiah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

servant of the Lord...

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Obadiah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("worshipper of Jehovah"; Arabic: Abdallah.) 1. One of Israhiah's "five" sons, of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:3). But as four only are mentioned, Kennicott with four manuscripts omits "and the sons of Israhiah," thus making him brother not father of Obadiah, and both sons of Uzzi. Syriac and Arabic have our text, but "four." 2. 1 Chronicles 8:...

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Obadiah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

o-ba-di'-a (`obhadhyah, more fully `obhadhyahu, "servant of Yahweh"): (1) The steward or prime minister of Ahab, who did his best to protect the prophets of Yahweh against Jezebel's persecution. He met Elijah on his return from Zarephath, and bore to Ahab the news of Elijah's reappearance (1 Ki 18:3- 16). (2) The prophet (Ob 1:1). See OBADIAH, ...

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Obadiah in Naves Topical Bible

-1. The governor of Ahab's house Conceals one-hundred prophets persecuted by Jezebel in a cave 1Ki 18:3,4 Meets Elijah and receives a commission from him 1Ki 18:3-16 -2. Head of a family 1Ch 3:21 -3. A descendant of Tola 1Ch 7:3 -4. Son of Azel 1Ch 8:38; 9:44 -5. A Levite 1Ch 9:16 -6. A Gadite warrior who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 1...

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