Obadiah

Old Testament · Minor Prophets · 1 chapter

The shortest book of the Old Testament: judgment on Edom for its pride and violence against Judah, and the Lord’s final reign.

Context

Genre

Prophecy

Authorship

The prophet ObadiahNothing else is known about him; the date is debated, usually after 587 BCE.

Setting

Edom and Judah

Original language

Hebrew

In the original

חָזוֹןchazon — vision

Related texts

Jeremiah 49 · words against EdomPsalms 137 · memory of Edom

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