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Obadiah
Servant of the Lord.
(1) The steward of Ahab who protected the prophets of God from Jezebel (1 Kgs. 18).
(2) A prophet who foretold the doom of Edom. Nothing is known of his personal history. The prophecy was spoken directly after some capture of Jerusalem (possibly by the Philistines and Arabians during the reign of Jehoram, 848-844 B.C., or more probably by the Chaldeans, 586 B.C.) during which the Edomites had displayed hostility to Judah. (See Edom
.) Obadiah foretells their punishment. For the fulfillment of his prophecy see 2 Kgs. 14: 7
; 2 Chr. 25: 11-12
. One of the better known passages of Obadiah is Obad. 1: 21
, speaking of “saviours . . . on mount Zion,” which refers to the doctrine of salvation for the dead.
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Obed
Servant.
Son of Boaz and Ruth, and father of Jesse (Ruth 4: 17, 21-22; 1 Chr. 2: 12; Matt. 1: 5; Luke 3: 32).
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Obed-edom
Servant of Edom.
A Levite belonging to the family of Kohath; called a Gittite because he belonged to the Levitical city of Gath-rimmon. The Ark was kept at his house for six months (2 Sam. 6: 10-12; 1 Chr. 13: 13-14). He was made doorkeeper of the Ark in Zion (1 Chr. 15: 24-25; 1 Chr. 16: 5, 38). His family kept the temple storehouse (1 Chr. 26: 4, 8, 15; 2 Chr. 25: 24).
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Occupy
To make use of (Judg. 16: 11; Ex 38: 24). To do business with (Ex. 27: 9; Ezek. 27: 16, 19, 21; Luke 19: 13).
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Og
King of Bashan, and one of the giant race of Rephaim; his bed (? = sarcophagus) (Deut. 3: 11); his kingdom conquered by Moses (Num. 21: 33; Num. 32: 33; Deut. 1: 4; Deut. 3: 1 f.; Deut. 4: 47; Deut. 29: 7; Deut. 31: 4; Josh. 2: 10; Josh. 9: 10; Josh. 12: 4); given to Manasseh (Josh. 13: 12, 30-31; 1 Kgs. 4: 19; Neh. 9: 22; Ps. 135: 11; Ps. 136: 20).
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Old Testament
See Bible; Canon.
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Olive tree
The well-known Olea europea. It is extensively cultivated in Palestine for the sake of the oil. The olive requires being grafted; hence Paul’s allusion to the gentiles (Rom. 11: 17-24); but what he describes is the reverse of the ordinary gardening operation, and is therefore spoken of as “contrary to nature” (v. 24). Using the olive tree in an allegorical sense to illustrate Israel and the gentiles is also done by Zenos, as quoted by Jacob 5: 6. Isaiah uses the illustration of a grape vine for the same purpose (Isa. 5: 1-7).
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Olives, Mount of, or Olivet
A limestone hill east of Jerusalem, with the Kidron valley lying between. On its western side lay the garden of Gethsemane, and on the east, Bethphage and Bethany. This mount not only was the place of many happenings in biblical times, but shall also be prominent in events of the latter days and the Messiah’s second coming (Zech. 14: 4-5; D&C 45: 48; D&C 133: 20).
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Omega
The last letter of the Greek alphabet, used to denote Christ, who is the final goal of all creation (Rev. 1: 8, 11; Rev. 21: 6; Rev. 22: 13; 3 Ne. 9: 18; D&C 19: 1; D&C 35: 1; D&C 38: 1; D&C 45: 7; D&C 54: 1; D&C 61: 1; D&C 95: 17; D&C 112: 34; D&C 132: 66).
See also
Alpha
.
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Omer
A measure of capacity, being one-tenth of an ephah, i.e., about half a gallon (Ex. 16; 22).
See Weights and Measures
.
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Omri
(1) Captain of the host and afterwards king of Israel an founder of a strong dynasty (1 Kgs. 16: 16); overcomes his rivals (1 Kgs. 16: 17-23); builds Samaria (1 Kgs. 16: 24); his reign (1 Kgs. 16: 25-28; 2 Kgs. 8: 26; 2 Chr. 22: 2); statues of (Micah 6: 16).
(2) Three others (1 Chr. 7: 8
; 1 Chr. 9: 4
; 1 Chr. 27: 18
).
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On
(1) A Reubenite (Num. 16: 1).
(2) Heliopolis (i.e., city of the sun), in Egypt (Gen. 41: 45, 50
; Gen. 46: 20
).
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Onan
Son of Judah. His sin is referred to in Gen. 38: 4, 8-9; Gen. 46: 12; Num. 26: 19; 1 Chr. 2: 3.
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Onesimus
Profitable.
Of Collossae (Col. 4: 9); a runaway slave of Philemon, converted by Paul, and sent back to his master with a letter from Paul (Philem. 1: 10).
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Ophir
Gen. 10: 29
= 1 Chr. 1: 23
. A country whence gold was brought, probably a port of southern Arabia (1 Kgs. 9: 28
; 1 Kgs. 10: 11
; 1 Kgs. 22: 48
; 1 Chr. 29: 4
; 2 Chr. 8: 18
; 2 Chr. 9: 10
; Job 22: 24
; Job 28: 16
; Ps. 45: 9
; Isa. 13: 12
).
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Organ
The first wind instrument mentioned in the Bible (Gen. 4: 21; Job 21: 12; Job 30: 31; Ps. 150: 4); probably a form of pipe.