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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Obadiah


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The name Obadiah is among the most popular in the Bible. Besides the prophet who probably lived in the 9th century BC and who wrote the Book of Obadiah, there are up to twelve Obediah's mentioned: King Ahab's chief housekeeper (1 Ki 18:3), a descendant of Solomon (1 Chr 3:21), a descendant of Issachar (1 Chr 7:3), a descendant of Saul (1 Chr 8:38), one of David's 'mighty men' (1 Chr 12:9), a chief of Zebulun (1 Chr 27:19), a teacher in the time of king Jehoshaphat (2 Chr 17:7), a temple repair worker in the time of king Joshiah (2 Chr 34:12), a chief in the second wave of return to Jerusalem (Ezr 8:9) who may or may not be the same as the Obadiah who signed the covenant of Ezra(Neh 10:5) or even the Obadiah mentioned among the returning Levites (1 Chr 9:16), or the Levite Obadiah who was a gatekeeper (Neh 12:25).

The name Obadiah consists of two parts. The final bit is yah, which is the abbreviated form of YHWH, the Name of the Lord: YHWH.
The first part of the name comes from the root abad (abad 1553), work or serve. The noun abad (ebed 1553a) means slave or servant, the noun abad (abad 1553b) means work.

The name Obadiah means Servant Of The Lord. Related names are Obed and Abed-nego.



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