Person Old Testament
Obadiah
Obadiah was one of the six sons of Azel, a descendant of King Saul. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:3.
Why it matters. Son of Azel
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Obadiah
Obadiah was one of the six sons of Azel, a descendant of King Saul from the tribe of Benjamin (1Ch.8.38; 9.44). His brothers were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, and Hanan. The mention of Obadiah and his brothers in the genealogy of Saul emphasizes the importance of family records and the preservation of lineage, even for those who were not part of the royal line of David.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Izrahiah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)