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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

ob-di'-a (Codex Alexandrinus Obdia; Codex Vaticanus Hobbeia): One of the families of usurping priests (1 Esdras 5:38) = "Habaiah" of Ezr 2:61; "Hobaiah" of Ne 7:63.