Obadiah 1:19

Obadiah · Old Testament · Chapter 1

“And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.”Obadiah 1:19

What Does Obadiah 1:19 Mean?

Obadiah 1:19 is found in the book of Obadiah, chapter 1, verse 19 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Obadiah 1:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ezekiel 36:11“And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”Jeremiah 32:44“Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.”Amos 9:12“That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.”Zephaniah 2:4“For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.”Zephaniah 2:7“And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.”Jeremiah 31:4“Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.”Ezekiel 36:28“And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”Ezekiel 37:21“And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:”Malachi 1:4“Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.”Numbers 24:18“And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.”Joshua 13:2“This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,”Joshua 13:25“And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;”Joshua 13:31“And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.”Joshua 15:21“And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,”Joshua 15:33“And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,”Joshua 15:45“Ekron, with her towns and her villages:”Joshua 18:21“Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz,”Judges 1:18“Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.”2 Kings 17:24“And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.”1 Chronicles 5:26“And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.”

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