Atlas Biblica

    person · also Shimei

    Obed-edom

    עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם

    Obed-edom was a Gittite in whose house the Ark of the Covenant stayed for three months, bringing blessings to his household.

    verses
    16
    first named
    2 Samuel 6:10
    last named
    2 Chronicles 25:24
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Levi

    Description

    Who was Obed-edom?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Obed-edom was a Gittite in whose house the Ark of the Covenant stayed for three months after the death of Uzzah (2Sa.6.10-12; 1Ch.13.13-14). When David attempted to bring the Ark to Jerusalem, Uzzah was struck down by God for touching the Ark. Fearful of further divine judgment, David left the Ark in the house of Obed-edom. During its stay, Obed-edom's household was blessed by God (1Ch.13.14). Later, when David brought the Ark to Jerusalem, Obed-edom and his family were appointed as gatekeepers and musicians in the tabernacle (1Ch.15.18, 21, 24; 16.5, 38). Obed-edom had eight sons, all of whom served in the tabernacle (1Ch.26.4-8). He is also mentioned as a Levite in the context of the temple treasuries (2Ch.25.24). Obed-edom's faithfulness and the blessings he received highlight the importance of reverence for the Ark and the presence of God.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Obed-edom 10 of 25 entities the graph connects to Obed-edom, in 3 groups: kinship 2, company 1, events 7. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.JeduthunChild of · 2 events · 15 versesMattithiahSibling of · 2 events · 5 versesKinshipGathAssociated with · 41 versesCompanyHarp2 events · 38 versesAsaph4 events · 33 versesLyre2 events · 20 versesHeman2 events · 12 versesZechariah3 events · 7 versesBenaiah2 events · 5 versesHosah2 events · 4 versesEventsObed-edom

    The 10 best-attested of 25 are drawn. All 25 are listed below.

    Associated with

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 36 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Obed-edom happens The one place the claims about Obed-edom reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Gath. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Obed-edom there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Gath
    United MonarchyThe one place the claims about Obed-edom reach

    The pattern

    Where Obed-edom is named

    Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.

    Where the name is written across the corpus. 16 verses across 3 of 66 books; 63 write the name nowhere. OLD TESTAMENT · 39 BOOKSNEW TESTAMENT · 27 BOOKS1–2 CHRONICLES13 VERSES52 books and 786 chapters with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT Where the name is written across the corpus. 16 verses across 3 of 66 books; 63 write the name nowhere. OT · 39 BOOKSNT · 27 BOOKS1–2 CHRONICLES13 VERSES52 books with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT
    Obed-edom is named in 16 verses, and the name is written 21 times in them — occurrences of the name in the Hebrew or Greek, counted in the versification of the Berean Standard Bible (v5.7). Every book of the corpus is drawn, its width its share of the 1,189 chapters. 63 of the 66 books never write it. A verse that tells of this subject without writing the name is not counted here.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 16, across 3 books. The name is written 21 times in them.

    1. 2 Samuel3 verses

      6:106:116:12

    2. 1 Chronicles12 verses

      13:1313:1415:1815:2115:2415:2516:516:3825:1726:426:826:15

    3. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      25:24

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via GathIttaiGittite commander who remained loyal to David.via ShemaiahElihuA gatekeeper of the temple, son of Shemaiah.via ShemaiahElzabadA Korahite gatekeeper in the time of David.via JeduthunKishiA Levite and father of Jeduthun (or 'Ethan')via JeduthunMerariThe third son of Levi and founder of the Merarites.via ShemaiahObedGatekeeper, son of Shemaiahvia ShemaiahOthniSon of Shemaiah, gatekeeper of the arkvia ShemaiahRephaelA gatekeeper of the temple during David's reignvia ShemaiahSemachiahSon of Shemaiah, gatekeeper of the temple
    ElsewhereGenealogy of Obed-edomEvery ancestor and every descendant the text names, both gospel lines where they differ.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

    What this rests on