Dictionary entry

OBADIAH

Nave's 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 12:9

7. Father of Ishmaiah 1Ch 27:19

8. A prince of Judah who instructed the people in the law 2Ch 17:7-9

9. A Levite

  • One of the overseers in the repairing of the temple by Josiah 2Ch 34:12

→ 10. A descendant of Joab who returned from Babylon Ezr 8:9

→ 11. A priest who sealed a covenant with Nehemiah to observe God's law Ne 10:5

→ 12. A gatekeeper of Jerusalem, under Nehemiah Ne 12:25

→ 13. A prophet who prophesied the destruction of Edom Ob 1:1