Obadiahעבדיה

600 BCE – 550 BCE · Judah/Edombiblical

Description

Obadiah, also known as Abdias, is a biblical prophet. The authorship of the Book of Obadiah is traditionally attributed to the prophet Obadiah.

Born	Unknown
Died	Unknown
Venerated in	Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Rastafari
Feast	19 November (Catholic, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox churches), 15 Tobi (Coptic)
Attributes	Prophet with his index finger of his right hand pointing upward
Major works	Book of Obadiah

Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.

Topic	Summary
Biblical account	The composition date is disputed and difficult to determine due to the lack of information regarding the prophet Obadiah.
Rabbinic tradition	According to the Talmud, Obadiah is said to have been a convert to Judaism from Edom, a descendant of Eliphaz, the friend of Job.
Christian tradition	In some Christian traditions he is said to have been born in "Sychem" (Shechem), and to have been the third captain sent out by Ahaziah against Elijah.
Islamic tradition	In Islam, Adbiyya ibn Shāmiyya (Arabic: عَوبِديا بن شامِيَة) is considered to be an Israʼiliyyat prophet sent to guide the Bani-Israel possibly in the era of the Prophet Ilyās (Elijah) or shortly after.

Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Obadiah, with sources.

Prophecy / vision	Source
Edom brought down; the day of YHWH is near upon all the nations	Obad 1:8,15
Deliverers on Mount Zion judge the hills; the kingdom is YHWH's	Obad 1:21