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1 Kings 18:3

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Obadiah: Heb. Obadiahu

the governor of his house: Heb. over his house. Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 39:4-5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 41:40

feared the Lord: 1 Kings 18:12; Genesis 22:12, Genesis 42:18; 2 Kings 4:1; Nehemiah 5:15, Nehemiah 7:2; Proverbs 14:26; Malachi 3:16; Matthew 10:28; Acts 10:2, Acts 10:35

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