A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.21;
son of: Hananiah (H2608L);
brother of: Pelatiah (H6410), Jeshaiah (H3470B), Rephaiah (H7509), Arnan (H0770) and Shecaniah (H7935)
§ 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