Head of a family of priests who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel; not being able to prove their genealogy, they were excluded from the priesthood (Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63). In I Esd. 5:38 the name is given as "Obdia."
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Head of a family of priests who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel; not being able to prove their genealogy, they were excluded from the priesthood (Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63). In I Esd. 5:38 the name is given as "Obdia."
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