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Obal (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain

Gn 1033, See EBAL, No. 1. OBDIA (A Ὁβδία, B Ὁββειά), 1 Es 5°, the same as Habaiah (Ὁβαιά), Ezr 951, or Hobaiah, Neh 7%. —The Vat. MS here preserves the more correct form of the name.

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