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G5601Ὠβήδ Ōbḗd — Obed, an IsraeliteH5654עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm — Obed-Edom, the name of five IsraelitesH5744עוֹבֵד ʻÔwbêd — Obed, the name of five IsraelitesG5219ὑπακούω hypakoúō — to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen
attentivelyG5218ὑπακοή hypakoḗ — attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or
submissionG570ἀπιστία apistía — faithlessness, i.e. (negatively) disbelief (lack of
Christian faith), or (positively) unfaithfulness
(disobedience)
People(4)
- PersonDoeg the EdomiteSaul's chief herdsman and informer, the one man willing to fall upon the priests of Nob when the king's own footmen refused — remembered in the superscription of Psalm 52.
- PersonEsauIsaac's elder son who despised his birthright (Heb 12:16); father of Edom, Israel's perennial neighbor and adversary.
- PersonBoazThe mighty man of wealth in Bethlehem who spread his skirt over Ruth as kinsman-redeemer (goel), bought the inheritance at the gate, and fathered Obed — the redeemer-figure of…
- PersonObadiah (the prophet)Author of the OT's shortest book, the vision against Edom; otherwise unidentified — a dozen OT men share the name and the text gives no lineage. Distinct from Ahab's steward (1…
Places(5)
- PlaceEdomEsau's highland nation that refused Israel passage on the king's highway — brother against brother at the border, remembered by the prophets.
- PlaceMount HorOn the border of Edom, where Aaron was gathered to his people and the priesthood passed to Eleazar in the sight of the congregation.
- PlaceTemanEdomite region and clan (Gen 36:11), proverbial for wisdom (Jer 49:7; Obad 1:9); God comes from Teman in Habakkuk's theophany (Hab 3:3).
- PlaceBozrahFortified Edomite city named in the judgment oracles (Isa 34:6; 63:1; Jer 49:13; Amos 1:12).
- PlaceSelaEdom's rock-cut stronghold in the clefts (Obad 1:3; 2 Kings 14:7), identified by long tradition with the later Nabatean Petra.
Words (Strong's)(5+)
- WordG5601 Ὠβήδ · Ōbḗd (Greek)Obed, an Israelite
- WordH5654 עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם · ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm (Hebrew)Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites
- WordH5744 עוֹבֵד · ʻÔwbêd (Hebrew)Obed, the name of five Israelites
- WordG5219 ὑπακούω · hypakoúō (Greek)to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively
- WordG5218 ὑπακοή · hypakoḗ (Greek)attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission
Themes(4)
- ThemeCovenantIn Scripture a covenant is not a vague feeling. It is a formal, oath-bound promise between named parties, with a stated promise and usually a visible sign to mark it. (The…
- ThemeMercyMercy in Scripture is not a mood God occasionally feels but a self-disclosed name. When the LORD passes before Moses on Sinai and proclaims who He is, the first words out are…
- ThemeObedienceObedience enters the story at the very first command. In Eden, the boundary God sets — one tree, one prohibition — is the whole test of the relationship (Gen 2:17), and the…
- ThemeWorshipScripture's worship vocabulary carries two roots held together: *shachah* (to bow down, prostrate) and *abad* (to serve, to labor for). *Shachah* is first rendered "worship" at…
Topics(1)
Prophecies(5)
- ProphecyEdom Conquered by IsraelEdom would be conquered by Israel/Judah.
- ProphecyEdom's Perpetual DesolationEdom would become permanently desolate.
- ProphecyEdom's Complete DesolationMultiple prophets predicted Edom's complete destruction—not merely political defeat but ethnic extinction, with 'no survivors of the house of Esau.'
- ProphecyPetra Inhabited by AnimalsEdom's strongholds (including Petra) would become inhabited only by wild animals.
- ProphecyPetra's Eagle's Nest FallObadiah and Jeremiah specifically mention Edom's rock-cleft dwellings (Petra's famous cliff-carved architecture) and predict their downfall.
Apologetics(1)
Feature Pages(2)
- FeatureRuth — the Study GuideThe LORD's hesed reaching a Moabite widow, and the kinsman-redeemer who rehearses Christ — full to empty to full across four chapters.
- FeatureObadiah — the Study GuideThe OT's shortest book carries one of its largest claims: Edom's proud fall in the clefts of the rock previews the Day of the LORD on every nation that lifts itself against Zion — and closes with the last word standing: the kingdom shall be the LORD's.
Authors(5+)
- AuthorEznik of KolbEznik was an Armenian, born around 380, and he belongs to the single most productive generation in the history of his nation's literature. Armenia had adopted Christianity as a…
- AuthorPaschasius of DumiumPaschasius was a monk and deacon of the monastery at Dumium, near Braga in Galicia, in northwestern Spain, in the sixth century. He was born about 515 and died around 580. He…
- AuthorErasmus of RotterdamDesiderius Erasmus was born at Rotterdam, most likely on October 28, 1466 — he was vague about the year, and had reason to be. He was the illegitimate son of a priest and a…
- AuthorMarcus BrownMarcus Brown is the founder of MannaFest and its sole editorial voice. The site is his long obedience: a free study platform built so that any student of the Bible can stand…
- AuthorJohn EckhardtApostle John Eckhardt is the senior overseer of Crusaders Ministries (Chicago, IL) and the founder (1995) of the IMPACT Network — International Ministries of Prophetic and…
Apocrypha (study resources)(5+)
- Study resource2 Esdras 1:8Pull thou off then the hair of thy head, and cast all evil upon them, for they have not been obedient unto my law, but it is a rebellious people.
- Study resource2 Esdras 7:22Nevertheless they were not obedient unto him; but spake against him, and imagined vain things;
- Study resourceWisdom of Solomon 16:25Therefore even then was it altered into all fashions, and was obedient to thy grace, that nourisheth all things, according to the desire of them that had need:
- Study resourceSirach 3:6He that honoureth his father shall have a long life; and he that is obedient unto the Lord shall be a comfort to his mother.
- Study resourceSirach 30:12Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient unto thee, and so bring sorrow to thine heart.