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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Abda (Man living at the time of United Monarchy)

Two men, and both only turn up in lists. One fathered Adoniram, the man Solomon put over the forced labour. The other was a Levite living in Jerusalem after the exile, and the parallel list calls that same man Obadiah.

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Two men, and both only turn up in lists. One fathered Adoniram, the man Solomon put over the forced labour. The other was a Levite living in Jerusalem after the exile, and the parallel list calls that same man Obadiah.

Who this is

Abda is the name of two Old Testament men. The first was the father of Adoniram, whom Solomon put in charge of the forced labor levy (1 Kings 4:6). The second was a Levite of the family of Jeduthun who lived in Jerusalem after the exile (Nehemiah 11:17); the parallel list in 1 Chronicles 9:16 calls this same man Obadiah.

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H5653

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  • 1 Kings 4:6

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