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The origin of the Book of Obadiah is debated to some degree, with some scholars suggesting that the book may date to the Persian era, however, the general view is that it dates to before the fall of Judah to the Babylonians in 587 BCE. The exact identity of Obadiah is debated by scholars, however, the Rabbinical Jewish and Orthodox Christian identification of Obadiah is that he was an Edomite who worked for King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Samaria, circa 860 BCE. This Obadiah was described as saving 100 prophets from Ahab and Jezebel in Septuagint’s 3rd Kingdoms (Masoretic Kings). An alternate theory is that he was the Obadiah who served as a captain under King Ahaziah of Samaria in his dispute with Elijah, circa 850 BCE, however, Ahaziah had no reason to threaten Edom, which was south of Judea and Moab, and did not border Samaria.
In the Islamic tradition, Obadiah is known as Abdullah, which is derived from the name Abdeel, not Obadiah. Abdeel was mentioned in the Masoretic Book of Jeremiah, but not the Septuagint's Jeremiah. In Masoretic Jeremiah, Abdeel was referred to as the father of Shelemiah, one of the men that was commanded to seize Jeremiah and Baruch by King Jehoiakim. If Obadiah’s name was originally Abdeel, then his name would have been changed, as well as his god, from El to Iah, at some point before the Twelve books of the minor prophets were combined in the Persian era. Several other Obadiahs were mentioned in the Israelite scriptures, ranging from the time of David, circa 1000 BCE to the time of Ezra the Scribe, circa 350 BCE, so the exact identity of the author remains debated.
Nevertheless, the dominant view is that he lived in the 9th century BCE, an Edomite who made a lot of money in Samaria, working for King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, and then used his wealth to hide the 100 prophets that the King and Queen were trying to kill. There is some circumstantial archeological evidence supporting Obadiah living sometime before Edom fell under the dominion of the Kushite Empire in the 740s BCE. Pottery shards found pottery found at Kuntillet Ajrud, Egypt, near the modern Israeli border, dating back to circa 800 BCE refer to “Yahweh of Samaria,” and “Yahweh of the Teman,” meaning Yahweh was worshiped in Samaria and Teman at the time. Temen was mentioned in Obadiah’s writing, and if he was the Obadiah who worked for King Ahab, then he would have probably been a Yahwist.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length23 mins
Narrated byGoogle's Archie
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 18, 2025
LanguageEnglish
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