In 1656, members left the First Baptist Church in Newport, the church of John Clarke & Obadiah Holmes, and formed a second Six-Principle Baptist Church.

In 1651, John Clarke, John Crandall and Obadiah Holmes were arrested and imprisoned in Lynn, Massachusetts for conducting an illegal worship service.

One of those who opposed the killing of the Moravians was Obadiah Holmes, Jr.

Baptist minister Obadiah Holmes was imprisoned and publicly whipped in 1651 because of his religion and Henry Dunster, the first president of Harvard College during the 1640s-50s, was persecuted for espousing Baptist beliefs.

* " Obadiah Holmes " ( 1881 )

As early as 1747, Obadiah Baldwin operated an iron refining forge at that place, where water power was in ample supply, and raw materials, such as iron ore and wood for charcoal, were not too far away.

First come those prophets dated to the early Assyrian period: Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah ; Joel is undated, but it was possibly placed before Amos because parts of a verse near the end of Joel ( 3. 16 in Hebrew ) and one near the beginning of Amos ( 1. 2 ) are identical.

The site was originally a house of worship, constructed in 1833 as the second meeting house of the First Baptist Church of Washington, with Obadiah Bruen Brown as the pastor.

Charles Obadiah " Chuck " Baldwin ( born May 3, 1952 ) is an American politician and founder-pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida.

In Judaism and Christianity, its authorship is attributed to a prophet who lived in the Assyrian Period, Obadiah, whose name means “ servant or worshipper of Yahweh ”.

Over the succeeding 47 chapters, Jesus is recorded as developing the theme that the ancient prophets, specifically Obadiah, Haggai and Hosea, were holy hermits following this religious rule ; and contrasting their followers – termed " true Pharisees " – with the " false Pharisees " who lived in the world, and who constituted his chief opponents.

He and his family lived for twelve years in Italy before being recalled by Bishop Proudie on Obadiah Slope's advice.

He lived at Bologna in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and was the brother of Obadiah Sforno, who mentions him in the introduction to his commentary on the Pentateuch.

After completing college he moved west to Ohio where his older brother Obadiah operated a law practice, and briefly lived in his home.

Rabbi Obadiah of Bertinoro writing in 1488, states " the Westen Wall, part of which is still standing, is made of great, thick stones, larger than any I have seen in buildings of antiquity in Rome or in other lands.

The property was originally part of a land grant given by William Penn to England-born Obadiah Bonsall.

Ever " an eager defender and maintainer of the university and its privileges ," he was hostile to the Royal Society, which he regarded as a possible rival, and in 1686 he gave an absolute refusal to Obadiah Walker, afterwards the Roman Catholic master of University College, though licensed by James II, to print books, declaring he would as soon " part with his bed from under him " as his press.

Christened Obadiah Adonijah, he later renounced his Christian names and became known as Oginga Odinga.

Obadiah was a pupil of Joseph Colon Trabotto ( Maharik ), and became rabbi in Bertinoro, a town in the province of Forlì-Cesena, whence he derived his by-name, and in Castello.

The scene where Obadiah Stane, the archrival of ' Tony ' Stark, the wealthy industrialist turned Ironman, tells Tony that he is being ousted from his company by the board, Obadiah plays the opening few bars of the Salieri concerto on a piano in Stark's suite.

The Masoretic text places Joel between Hosea and Amos ( the order inherited by the Tanakh and Old Testament ), while the Septuagint order is Hosea – Amos – Micah – Joel – Obadiah – Jonah.

The canonical Book of Obadiah is an oracle concerning the divine judgment of Edom and the restoration of Israel.

In Christianity, the book of Obadiah is classified as a minor prophet of the Old Testament, due to its short length.

In Judaism, Obadiah is considered a “ later prophet ” and this Masoretic Text is chronologically placed in the Tanakh under the section Nevi ' im in the last category called The Twelve Prophets.

The book of Obadiah is based on a prophetic vision concerning the fall of Edom, a mountain dwelling nation whose Founding Father was Esau.

The date of composition is disputed and is difficult to determine due to the lack of personal information about Obadiah, his family, and his historical milieux.

It is more likely that Obadiah and Jeremiah together were drawing on a common source presently unknown to us than Jeremiah drawing on previous writings of Obadiah as his source.

There is also much material found in Obadiah 10-21 which Jeremiah does not quote, and which, had he had it laid out before him, would have suited his purpose admirably.

So, according to Obadiah there will not remain even a remnant after Edom ’ s judgment ; This is in contrast to Amos 9: 12, where Amos refers to such a remnant, however, it is stated that their possession will be given to Israel.

Moreover, Frederick A. Tatford in Prophet of Edom ’ s Doom says that Obadiah ’ s prophecy is fulfilled today as there is currently no trace of anyone who may be identified as an Edomite.

The overwhelming theme found in Obadiah is the destruction of enemies of God ’ s people.

In relating to theme of Obadiah, it is important to underscore the “ punishment ” theme this book outlines against Edom.

Deane and J. R. Thomson write this valid conclusion, “ The Book of Obadiah is occupied with one subject – the punishment of Edom for its cruel and unbrotherly love conduct towards Judah ...” One can link this idea of punishment to one of the major prophets “ Ezekiel ” who “... interprets the exile to Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem as deserved punishments for the sins of those who themselves committed them .” Verses 3-7 in Obadiah explain to the reader the reason for the punishment theme, “ Confidence in one ’ s power, intelligence, allies, or the topographical features of one ’ s territory is often mentioned as an attribute of those who foolishly confront the Lord and are consequently punished .” Although destruction is vital to understanding Obadiah, it is of note to understand the destruction being a consequence of action.

According to an old tradition, Obadiah is buried in Samaria.

In English composition he met greater success ; in 1687 he published An Answer to some Considerations, the Spirit of Martin Luther and the Original of the Reformation, a reply to Obadiah Walker, who, when elected master of University College, Oxford in 1676, had printed in a press set up by him there an attack on the Reformation written by Abraham Woodhead.

After the days of Bulan there arose one of his descendants, a king Obadiah by name, who reorganized the kingdom and established the Jewish religion properly and correctly.

After the days of Bulan there arose one of his descendants, a king Obadiah by name, who reorganized the kingdom and established the Jewish religion properly and correctly.

: For the attributed author of the Book of Obadiah, see Obadiah.

Obadiah describes an encounter with God who addresses Edom ’ s arrogance and charges them for their violent actions against their brother nation, the House of Jacob.

Obadiah ’ s prophecy also includes a reminder that God ’ s judgment will be upon all nations.

The earlier period would place Obadiah as a contemporary of the prophet Elijah as reflected in 1 Kings, Chapter 18, Verses 1-16.

The later date would place Obadiah as a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah, both of whom were prophets in the respective time periods.

The later period appears to be the scholarly consensus as Obadiah 1-9 parallels Jeremiah 49: 7-22.

Any date for the composition of Obadiah must be held tentatively.

For other parallels, compare Obadiah 1: 1-8 with Jeremiah 49: 7-16.

Unlike other prophets, Obadiah does not present a “ turn or burn ” message, simply a message of inevitable doom as a consequence of previous actions.