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Obadiah (pronounced , (ヘブライ語:עבדיה) ''ʿOvadyah'' or עבדיהו ''ʿOvadyahu'',〔I Kings 18:2〕 or in Modern Hebrew ''Ovadyah'') is a Biblical theophorical name, meaning "servant of God" or "worshipper of Yah."〔''New Bible Dictionary,'' second edition. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL, USA.〕 The form of Obadiah's name used in the Septuagint is ''Obdios''; in Latin it is ''Abdias''. The Bishops' Bible has it as ''Abdi''. == Prophet Obadiah == "The political situation implied in the prophecy points to a time after the Exile, probably in the mid-fifth century B.C. No value can be attributed to traditions identifying this prophet with King Ahab's steward (... so Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 39''b'') or with King Ahaziah's captain (... so Pseudo-Epiphanius...)." The Interpreters' Bible〔The Interpreter's Bible, 1953, Volume VI, pp. 857-859, John A. Thompson〕 === Rabbinic tradition === According to the Talmud, Obadiah is said to have been a convert to Judaism from Edom,〔 Translated by Michael L. Rodkinson〕 a descendant of Eliphaz, the friend of Job. He is identified with the Obadiah who was the servant of Ahab, and it is said that he was chosen to prophesy against Edom because he was himself an Edomite. Moreover, having lived with two such godless persons as Ahab and Jezebel without learning to act as they did, he seemed the most suitable person to prophesy against Esau (Edom). Obadiah is supposed to have received the gift of prophecy for having hidden the "hundred prophets" from the persecution of Jezebel.〔 He hid the prophets in two caves, so that if those in one cave should be discovered those in the other might yet escape (1 Kings ). Obadiah was very rich, but all his wealth was expended in feeding the poor prophets, until, in order to be able to continue to support them, finally he had to borrow money at interest from Ahab's son Jehoram.〔Midrash ''Exodus Rabbah'' xxxi. 3〕 Obadiah's fear of God was one degree higher than that of Abraham; and if the house of Ahab had been capable of being blessed, it would have been blessed for Obadiah's sake.〔''Sanh.'' loc. cit.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Obadiah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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