Obadiahעבדיה
In the Bible
The prophet Obadiah (עבדיה) — first attested in Obad 1:1 (11 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
חֲז֖וֹן עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יֱהֹוִ֜ה לֶאֱד֗וֹם שְׁמוּעָ֨ה שָׁמַ֜עְנוּ מֵאֵ֤ת יְהֹוָה֙ וְצִיר֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם שֻׁלָּ֔ח ק֛וּמוּ וְנָק֥וּמָה עָלֶ֖יהָ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
The prophecy of Obadiah.<br><span class="poetry indentAll">We have received tidings from </span> G<small>OD</small>,<br><span class="poetry indentAll">And an envoy has been sent out among the nations:</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">“Up! Let us rise up against her for battle.”</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">Thus said the Sovereign </span> G<small>OD</small> concerning Edom:
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Obadiah (עבדיה) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| ע | 70 | 7 |
| ב | 2 | 2 |
| ד | 4 | 4 |
| י | 10 | 1 |
| ה | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 91 | 1 |
Stellar letters
The 5-consonant name needs its 3 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Obadiah appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
Obadiah, also known as Abdias, is a biblical prophet. The authorship of the Book of Obadiah is traditionally attributed to the prophet Obadiah.
Facts
| 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 |
Life & work in brief
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. |
Prophecies
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 |