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# General Information:

In verses 16-21, Yahweh speaks through Obadiah to tell the people of Judah that they will possess the land of Edom.

# The exiles of this army of the people of Israel

Possible meanings are 1) this refers to the descendants of the exiles taken to Assyria from the northern kingdom of Israel or 2) this refers to the descendants of the people of Judah who lived outside of Jerusalem and were taken to exile in Babylon.

# host

a very large group of people

# as far as Zarephath

Zarephath was a Phoenician city north of Israel on the coast of the Mediterranean between Tyre and Sidon. Alternate translation: "as far north as Zarephath" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# The exiles of Jerusalem

This group is contrasted with either the descendants of the Israelites from the northern kingdom, or with the descendants of the people of Judah who lived outside of Jerusalem.

# Sepharad

This is the name of a place whose location is unknown. Some experts suggest it refers to the city of Sardis in the region of Lydia. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`In verses 16-21, Yahweh speaks through Obadiah to tell the people of Judah that they will possess the land of Edom.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Snippet update (host/army) 2018-07-16 17:08:30 +00:00			`# The exiles of this army of the people of Israel`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Snippet update (host/army) 2018-07-16 17:08:30 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) this refers to the descendants of the exiles taken to Assyria from the northern kingdom of Israel or 2) this refers to the descendants of the people of Judah who lived outside of Jerusalem and were taken to exile in Babylon.`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# host`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`a very large group of people`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# as far as Zarephath`

Changed Alternate Translation to Alternate translation 2018-02-13 20:57:54 +00:00			`Zarephath was a Phoenician city north of Israel on the coast of the Mediterranean between Tyre and Sidon. Alternate translation: "as far north as Zarephath" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# The exiles of Jerusalem`

Snippet update (host/army) 2018-07-16 17:08:30 +00:00			`This group is contrasted with either the descendants of the Israelites from the northern kingdom, or with the descendants of the people of Judah who lived outside of Jerusalem.`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# Sepharad`

			`This is the name of a place whose location is unknown. Some experts suggest it refers to the city of Sardis in the region of Lydia. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`