Person Old Testament
Oded
Oded was a prophet and the father of Azariah, who prophesied during the reign of King Asa of Judah. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 2 Chronicles 15:1.
Why it matters. Prophet, father of Azariah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Oded
Oded was a prophet who lived during the reign of King Asa of Judah. He was the father of Azariah, another prophet (2Ch.15.1). Azariah, inspired by the Spirit of God, delivered a message to King Asa, encouraging him to seek the Lord and reminding him of the consequences of forsaking God (2Ch.15.1-7). This prophecy prompted Asa to initiate religious reforms in Judah, removing idols and repairing the altar of the Lord (2Ch.15.8). Although Oded himself is not recorded as delivering a prophecy, his role as the father of Azariah suggests that he may have been influential in his son's prophetic ministry.
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.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.