Obadiah

biblical prophet associated with the Book of Obadiah
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Obadiah
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Obadiah

Summary

Obadiah is a human biblical figure[1]. He was born on January 1, 587 BC[2]. He died on 500 BC[3]. He worked as a prophet[4]. He draws 270 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #198 of 529).[5]

Key Facts

  • Obadiah was born on January 1, 587 BC[2].
  • Obadiah died on 500 BC[3].
  • Obadiah worked as a prophet[4].
  • Obadiah is recorded as male[6].
  • Obadiah's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[7].
  • Obadiah's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Obadiah's Commons category is recorded as Obadiah[9].
  • Obadiah's canonization status is recorded as saint[10].
  • Obadiah's said to be the same as is recorded as Obadiah[11].
  • Obadiah's given name is recorded as Q25415997[12].
  • Obadiah's feast day is recorded as November 19[13].
  • Obadiah's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Obadiah[14].
  • Obadiah's depicted by is recorded as Prophet Obadiah[15].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[16].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[20].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[21].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as Kościelna encyclopedia[23].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Obadiah's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire de théologie catholique[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Obadiah was born on January 1, 587 BC[2].

Career and Affiliations

Obadiah worked as a prophet[4].

Death and Burial

Obadiah died on 500 BC[3].

Why It Matters

Obadiah draws 270 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #198 of 529).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Book of him[30], a religious text[31].

FAQs

What did Obadiah do for work?

Obadiah worked as prophet[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Babylonian Talmud. wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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