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Obil

A keeper of camels, an Ishmaelite who was “over the camels” in the time of David (1 Chr. 27:30).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(chief of the camels), a keeper of the herds of camels in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 27:30) (B.C. 1050.)

In the Bible

1

Verses where Obil is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 27:30

    Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.

Scripture on Obil

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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