Person Old Testament
Obed
Obed was a gatekeeper in the temple, the son of Shemaiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 26:7.
Why it matters. Gatekeeper, son of Shemaiah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Obed
Obed was a gatekeeper in the temple during the time of King David (1Ch.26.7). He was the son of Shemaiah, a Korahite Levite. As a gatekeeper, Obed's responsibilities likely included guarding the entrance to the temple, maintaining order, and ensuring that only authorized individuals entered the sacred space. The mention of Obed in the list of gatekeepers highlights the importance of this role in the temple service.
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
- Shemaiah
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)