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ʿōvēd ʾĕdōm עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם ‘Obed-edom’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the active participle of ʿāvad עָבַד ‘to serve’ and ʾĕdōm אֱדוֹם ‘Edom’
Roots: עבד אדם

ʿōvēd ʾĕdōm pr n m pers
Obed-edom = "servant of Edom"
1) a Levite and a Gittite who kept the ark after Uzzah was slain by God for touching the ark while it was being taken to Jerusalem
2) a Merarite Levite and a singer and gatekeeper
 2a) the family descended from him

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 6:10, 6:12, 6:11 1 Chronicles 15:18, 16:38, 26:8, 13:13, 13:14, 15:24, 16:5, 15:21, 15:25, 26:15, 26:4 2 Chronicles 25:24

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