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Obadiah

[ oh-buh-dahy-uh ]

noun

  1. a book of the Bible bearing his name. : Obad.


Obadiah

/ ˌəʊəˈ岹ɪə /

noun

  1. a Hebrew prophet
  2. the book containing his oracles, chiefly directed against Edom
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Obadiah1

Ultimately from Hebrew ʿōbhadhyāh, ʿōbhadhyāhū “slave of Yahweh”
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Today, Mintz said, the only other surviving record of a Jewish community in Makisin is a reference by Obadiah ha-Ger, a Norman convert to Judaism who had passed through in the 12th century.

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Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died at a hospital Tuesday night, hours after he shot himself while hiding in a crawlspace underneath a house in Grants Pass.

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Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, was charged with five felonies, including assault and battery, and faced decades in prison.

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Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, is the subject of an intensive, round-the-clock search by police after a woman was found unconscious, bound and near death in Grants Pass, Oregon, on Tuesday.

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Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, is now charged in Oregon with attempted murder, kidnapping and assault.

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