Editing Obadiah (section)

== Christian tradition ==
In some Christian traditions he is said to have been born in "Sychem" ([[Shechem]]), and to have been the third captain sent out by [[Ahaziah of Israel|Ahaziah]] against [[Elijah]].<ref>{{bibleverse|2 Kings|1|HE}}</ref><ref name="HAP">{{Citation
 | year =1998
 | title =The Lives of the Holy Prophets
 | page =4
 | place =Buena Vista CO
 | publisher =Holy Apostles Convent
 | isbn =0-944359-12-4
 | author =compilation and translation by Holy Apostles Convent. }}
</ref> The [[Book of Obadiah#Scholarly Issues|date of his ministry]] is unclear due to certain historical ambiguities in the book bearing his name, but is believed to be around 586 B.C.

[[Image:Russian Icon XVIII century - Amos and Obadiah.jpg|thumb|upright|Russian icon of Prophets [[Amos (prophet)|Amos]] and Obadiah, 18th century.]]

He is regarded as a [[saint]] by several Eastern churches. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on the 15th day of the Coptic Month [[Month of Tobi|Tobi]] (23/24 January) in the [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox Church]]. The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] and those [[Eastern Catholic Churches]] which follow the [[Byzantine Rite]] celebrate his memory on 19 November. (For those churches which follow the traditional [[Julian Calendar]], 19 November currently falls on 2 December of the modern [[Gregorian Calendar]].)

He is celebrated on 28 February in the [[Syriac Christianity|Syriac]] and [[Malankara Church]]es, and with the other [[Minor prophet]]s in the [[Calendar of Saints (Armenian Apostolic Church)|Calendar of saints]] of the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] on 31 July.

According to an old tradition, Obadiah is buried in [[Sebastia, Nablus|Sebastia]], at the same site as [[Elisha]] and where later the body of [[John the Baptist]] was believed to have been buried by his followers.<ref>Denys Pringle, ''The Churches of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Corpus. Vol. 2: L-Z (excluding Tyre)'', p. 283.</ref>