Encyclopedia entry
Obed
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 4 distinct subjects under Obed. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Serving; worshipping.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(serving).
Son of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess and father of Jesse. (Ruth 4:17) (B.C. 1360.) The circumstances of his birth which make up all that we know about him are given with much beauty in the book of Ruth. The name of Obed occurs only (Ruth 4:17) and in the four genealogies, (Ruth 4:21,22; 1 Chronicles 2:12; Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32) A descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel. (1 Chronicles 2:37,38) (B.C. after 1014.) One of David’s mighty men. (1 Chronicles 11:47) (B.C. 1046.) One of the gate-keepers of the temple; son of Shemaiah the first-born of Obed-edom. (1 Chronicles 26:7) (B.C. 1017.) Father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell. (2 Chronicles 23:1) (B.C. before 876.)
In the Bible
27
Verses where Obed is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 2:12
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
- 1 Chronicles 2:37
Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,
- 1 Chronicles 2:38
Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,
- 1 Chronicles 11:47
Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
- 1 Chronicles 13:13
So he did not move the ark with him to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
- 1 Chronicles 13:14
Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.
+21 more verses naming Obed.
Scripture on Obed
12
Entries that reference Obed
28
Obed references
15
Voices on Obed
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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