Topic: Prophet Obadiah
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Who was the prophet Obadiah?
The Sages identify Obadiah as Obadiahu mentioned in 1 Kings 18:3, the righteous overseer of King Ahab's house, who risked his life to save 100 prophets from certain death at the hands of Jezebel. (Sanhedrin 39b) Obadiah was a righteous conv... Read More »
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Who was the father of Obadiah the prophet?
The name of Obadiah the prophet's father is unknown. According to the Talmud, Obadiah is said to have been a convert to Judaism from Edom, a descendant of Eliphaz, the friend of Job. Read More »
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Where did the prophet obadiah live?
Born in Sechem, supposedly died in Samaria. In between, who knows for sure... Read More »
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The prophet Obadiah was commissioned to go to Ahab and to tell of the perils that he had encountered.
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The name Obadiah means "Servant of Yahweh" (literally -- "One who serves or worships Jehovah"). This prophecy has the distinction of being the shortest book in the OT. There are twelve different individuals in the OT with this name (a very ...
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Esau's (jacob's brother)
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Caves. The story of Elijah, Obadiah, Ahab and Jezebel can be found in 1 Kings 18. 1 Kings 18:4 says, "For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a c...
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Actually there were 7,000 people in Israel who had not bowed the knee to Baal, but Elijah did not know that yet. While Elijah was mistaken in what he said, the Bible is accurately recording what Elijah said.
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