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- proper noun biblical A book of the
Old Testament of theBible , and of theTanakh . - proper noun biblical A minor
prophet . - proper noun A male
given name of biblical origin.
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- noun an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
- noun a Hebrew minor prophet
Etymologies
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Examples
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Of course Obadiah is now Joker, but Joker is no Obadiah, two separate universes.
Sound Off: Iron Man - What Did You Think? « FirstShowing.net 2008
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As I said in my own review, Obadiah is not The Joker.
Sound Off: Iron Man - What Did You Think? « FirstShowing.net 2008
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The probable capture of Jerusalem alluded to by Obadiah is that by Joash and the
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[3] In Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759 – 1767), Obadiah is the servant of Tristram’s father, Walter Shandy.
Letter 14 1792
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A Levite of the family of Jeduthun (Neh. 11: 17), also called Obadiah (1 Chr. 9: 16).
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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The famine was so severe in Samaria that Ahab had called Obadiah, the overseer of the palace.
The Children's Bible Charles Foster Kent 1896
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And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house.
Town and Country Sermons Charles Kingsley 1847
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(Ps.cxxxvii. 7), but cut off those that escaped, as we find in the prophecy of Obadiah, which is wholly directed against Edom, v. 11, 12,
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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Many of the expressions used in this prophecy concerning Edom are borrowed from the prophecy of Obadiah, which is concerning Edom; for, all the prophets being inspired by one and the same Spirit, there must needs be a wonderful harmony and agreement in their predictions.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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3. And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house.
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