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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49049" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49049" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Abda]] </strong> (‘servant,’ <em> sc </em> . of the Lord). <strong> 1. </strong> Father of Adoniram, master of Solomon’s forced levy ( 1 Kings 4:6 ) <strong> 2. </strong> [[A]] [[Levite]] ( Nehemiah 11:17 ); called <strong> Obadiah </strong> in 1 Chronicles 9:16 . </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34130" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34130" /> == | ||
<p> ("a servant".) 1. 1 Kings 4:6. </p> <p> 2. Nehemiah 11:17; the Obadiah of 1 Chronicles 9:16, "the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer." </p> | <p> ("a servant".) '''1.''' 1 Kings 4:6. </p> <p> '''2.''' Nehemiah 11:17; the Obadiah of 1 Chronicles 9:16, "the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer." </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71068" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71068" /> == | ||
<p> Ab'da. </p> <p> 1. Father of Adoniram. 1 Kings 4:6. </p> <p> 2. Son of Shammua, Nehemiah 11:17 called Obadiah in 1 Chronicles 9:16. </p> | <p> '''Ab'da.''' </p> <p> 1. Father of Adoniram. 1 Kings 4:6. </p> <p> 2. Son of Shammua, Nehemiah 11:17 called Obadiah in 1 Chronicles 9:16. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30168" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30168" /> == | ||
<ul> <li> The father of Adoniram, whom [[Solomon]] set over the tribute (1Kings 4:6); i.e., the forced labour ( | <ul> <li> The father of Adoniram, whom [[Solomon]] set over the tribute (1Kings 4:6); i.e., the forced labour [[(Rsv,]] "levy"). </li> <li> [[A]] Levite of the family of [[Jeduthun]] ( Nehemiah 11:17 ), also called Obadiah (1Chronicles 9:16). </li> </ul> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38138" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38138" /> == | ||
1 Kings 4: | 1 Kings 4:6 2 Nehemiah 11:17 1 Chronicles 9:16 | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17279" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17279" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Abda', עְְבדָּא [a Chaldaizing form], the servant, i.e. of God), the name of two men. </p> <p> 1. (Sept. Ἀβδά .) The father of Adoniram, which latter was an officer under Solomon (1 Kings 4:6). B.C. ante 995. </p> <p> 2. (Sept. Ἀβδίας .) The son of [[Shammua]] and a Levite of the family of Jeduthun, resident in [[Jerusalem]] after the exile (Nehemiah 11:17); elsewhere called | <p> (Heb. Abda', עְְבדָּא [a Chaldaizing form], ''the servant,'' i.e. of God), the name of two men. </p> <p> '''1.''' (Sept. Ἀβδά .) The father of Adoniram, which latter was an officer under Solomon ( 1 Kings 4:6). [[B.C.]] ante 995. </p> <p> '''2.''' (Sept. Ἀβδίας .) The son of [[Shammua]] and a Levite of the family of Jeduthun, resident in [[Jerusalem]] after the exile ( Nehemiah 11:17); elsewhere called [[Obadiah]] (See [[Obadiah]]) (q.v.), the son of [[Shemaiah]] ( 1 Chronicles 9:16). </p> <p> Abdas, a [[Persian]] bishop during the reign of Yezdegird (or Isdegerdes), King of Persia, under whom the [[Christians]] enjoyed the free exercise of their religion. Abdas, filled with ill-directed zeal, destroyed [[(A.D.]] 414) one of the temples of the fire-worshippers; and being ordered by the monarch to rebuild the temple, refused to do so, although warned that, if he persisted, the [[Christian]] temples would be destroyed. Yezdegird put the bishop to death, and ordered the total destruction of all the Christian churches in his dominions; upon which followed a bitter persecution of the Christians, which lasted thirty years, and was the occasion of war between [[Persia]] and the Roman empire. In the Romish and Greek Churches he is commemorated as a saint on May 16. See Socrat. Ch. Hist. 7:18; Neander, Ch. Hist. 2:110; Theod. Hist. Eccl. v. 39; Butler, Lives of Saints, May 16. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_415" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_415" /> == | ||
'''''ab´da''''' עבדּא <i> '''''‛abhdā''''' </i> 1 Kings 4:6A | '''''ab´da''''' עבדּא <i> '''''‛abhdā''''' </i> 1 Kings [[4:6A]] L Romans 11:17 Romans 9:16 | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 22:57, 12 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Abda (‘servant,’ sc . of the Lord). 1. Father of Adoniram, master of Solomon’s forced levy ( 1 Kings 4:6 ) 2. A Levite ( Nehemiah 11:17 ); called Obadiah in 1 Chronicles 9:16 .
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
("a servant".) 1. 1 Kings 4:6.
2. Nehemiah 11:17; the Obadiah of 1 Chronicles 9:16, "the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer."
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Ab'da.
1. Father of Adoniram. 1 Kings 4:6.
2. Son of Shammua, Nehemiah 11:17 called Obadiah in 1 Chronicles 9:16.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
- The father of Adoniram, whom Solomon set over the tribute (1Kings 4:6); i.e., the forced labour (Rsv, "levy").
- A Levite of the family of Jeduthun ( Nehemiah 11:17 ), also called Obadiah (1Chronicles 9:16).
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
1 Kings 4:6 2 Nehemiah 11:17 1 Chronicles 9:16
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
(Heb. Abda', עְְבדָּא [a Chaldaizing form], the servant, i.e. of God), the name of two men.
1. (Sept. Ἀβδά .) The father of Adoniram, which latter was an officer under Solomon ( 1 Kings 4:6). B.C. ante 995.
2. (Sept. Ἀβδίας .) The son of Shammua and a Levite of the family of Jeduthun, resident in Jerusalem after the exile ( Nehemiah 11:17); elsewhere called Obadiah (See Obadiah) (q.v.), the son of Shemaiah ( 1 Chronicles 9:16).
Abdas, a Persian bishop during the reign of Yezdegird (or Isdegerdes), King of Persia, under whom the Christians enjoyed the free exercise of their religion. Abdas, filled with ill-directed zeal, destroyed (A.D. 414) one of the temples of the fire-worshippers; and being ordered by the monarch to rebuild the temple, refused to do so, although warned that, if he persisted, the Christian temples would be destroyed. Yezdegird put the bishop to death, and ordered the total destruction of all the Christian churches in his dominions; upon which followed a bitter persecution of the Christians, which lasted thirty years, and was the occasion of war between Persia and the Roman empire. In the Romish and Greek Churches he is commemorated as a saint on May 16. See Socrat. Ch. Hist. 7:18; Neander, Ch. Hist. 2:110; Theod. Hist. Eccl. v. 39; Butler, Lives of Saints, May 16.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]
ab´da עבדּא ‛abhdā 1 Kings 4:6A L Romans 11:17 Romans 9:16
References
- ↑ Abda from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Abda from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abda from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abda from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abda from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abda from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Abda from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
