Obed

Father of Azariah

A written article for Obed is still to come. Below and alongside: where Obed appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1000 BC
    800 BC
  • Obed
    c. 900 BC

Original word

  • עוֹבֵד obed
    H5744
Relationships
Son: Azariah
Citations
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Where Obed appears in Scripture

Ruth 4

וַתִּקְרֶאנָה לוֹ הַשְּׁכֵנוֹת שֵׁם לֵאמֹר יֻלַּד-בֵּן לְנָֽעֳמִי וַתִּקְרֶאנָֽה שְׁמוֹ עוֹבֵד הוּא אֲבִֽי-יִשַׁי אֲבִי דָוִֽד׃
17
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
וְשַׂלְמוֹן הוֹלִיד אֶת-בֹּעַז וּבֹעַז הוֹלִיד אֶת-עוֹבֵֽד׃
21
And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
וְעֹבֵד הוֹלִיד אֶת-יִשָׁי וְיִשַׁי הוֹלִיד אֶת-דָּוִֽד׃
22
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

1 Chronicles 2

וּבֹעַז הוֹלִיד אֶת-עוֹבֵד וְעוֹבֵד הוֹלִיד אֶת-יִשָֽׁי׃
12
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
וְזָבָד הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֶפְלָל וְאֶפְלָל הוֹלִיד אֶת-עוֹבֵֽד׃
37
And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
וְעוֹבֵד הוֹלִיד אֶת-יֵהוּא וְיֵהוּא הוֹלִיד אֶת-עֲזַרְיָֽה׃
38
And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

1 Chronicles 11

אֱלִיאֵל וְעוֹבֵד וְיַֽעֲשִׂיאֵל הַמְּצֹֽבָיָֽה׃
47
Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.

1 Chronicles 26

בְּנֵי שְׁמַֽעְיָה עָתְנִי וּרְפָאֵל וְעוֹבֵד אֶלְזָבָד אֶחָיו בְּנֵי-חָיִל אֱלִיהוּ וּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ׃
7
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

2 Chronicles 23

וּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִעִית הִתְחַזַּק יְהֽוֹיָדָע וַיִּקַּח אֶת-שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת לַֽעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן-יְרֹחָם וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן-יְהֽוֹחָנָן וְלַֽעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן-עוֹבֵד וְאֶת-מַֽעֲשֵׂיָהוּ בֶן-עֲדָיָהוּ וְאֶת-אֱלִֽישָׁפָט בֶּן-זִכְרִי עִמּוֹ בַבְּרִֽית׃
1
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.