Obadiah 1 in the early church
[Vulgate: Abdias]
11 passages quote, allude to, or echo Obadiah 1, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 3 · 4 · 17 · 18 · 21
Obadiah 1 as a whole
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obad 1 | Canon 60 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 343–381 |
| Obad 1 | Canon 47 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 397 |
Obadiah 1:1
This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obad 1:1 | Prophetic Extracts 3.15 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Obad 1:1 | Demonstration of the Gospel 5.24.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Obadiah 1:3
The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obad 1:3 | Book of Rules 7 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Obadiah 1:4
Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obad 1:4 | Letter 22.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Obad 1:4 | Book of Rules 7 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Obad 1:4 | Against Five Heresies 7 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | echo, low confidence | ca. 437-450 |
Obadiah 1:17
But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obad 1:17 | City of God 18.31 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Obadiah 1:18
Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble—Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” For the LORD has spoken.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obad 1:18 | Book of Rules 7 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Obadiah 1:21
The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obad 1:21 | City of God 18.31 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |