Person Old Testament
Obed
Obed was a descendant of Judah through the line of Jerahmeel. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 2:37.
Why it matters. Descendant of Judah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Obed
Obed was a descendant of Judah through the line of Jerahmeel (1Ch.2.37-38). He was the son of Ephlal and the father of Jehu. Obed is mentioned in the genealogy of Jerahmeel, which is part of the larger genealogy of the tribe of Judah.
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.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.