Abdias may refer to:
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Obadiah
Obadiah (; – ''ʿŌḇaḏyā'' or – ''ʿŌḇaḏyāhū''; "servant/slave of Yah"), also known as Abdias, is a biblical prophet. The authorship of the Book of Obadiah is traditionally attributed to the prophet Obadiah.
The ma ...
or Abdias, a Biblical theophorical name
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Book of Abdias
The Book of Obadiah is a book of the Bible whose authorship is attributed to Obadiah. Obadiah is one of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the final section of Nevi'im, the second main division of the Hebrew Bible. The text consists of a single chapte ...
, the shortest book in the Hebrew Bible
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Abdias of Babylon
Legend makes Abdias (or Obadiah) first bishop of Babylon and one of the Seventy Apostles who are collectively mentioned in the ''Gospel of Luke'' . Saints Simon and Jude allegedly consecrated him as the first Bishop of Babylon. He is also associ ...
, said to have been one of the Seventy Apostles mentioned in the Gospel of Luke
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Abdas of Susa
Abdas, (also Abda, Abdias, and Audas) was bishop of Susa in Iran. Socrates of Constantinople calls him "bishop of Persia".Socrates Scholasticus, ''Ecclesiastical history'' vii. 8 He was executed under the orders of shah Yazdegerd I after refusin ...
or Abdias, a bishop of Susa in Iran
*Abdias, a deacon and companion in martyrdom of
Abda and Abdjesus
Abdisho and Abda were two successive bishops of Kashkar who were martyred along with 38 companions in 376 during the Forty-Year Persecution in the Sasanian Empire.
Accused by his nephew of being a spy for the Roman Empire, Abdisho was arrested ...
People
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Abdias do Nascimento
Abdias do Nascimento (March 14, 1914 – May 23, 2011) was a prominent African Brazilian scholar, artist, and politician. Also a poet, dramatist, and Pan-African activist, Nascimento created the Black Experimental Theater (1944) and the Black Ar ...
(1914–2011), Afro-Brazilian scholar, artist, and politician
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Abdias Maurel
Abdias Maurel (before 170222 April 1705), Camisard leader, who became a cavalry officer in the French army and gained distinction in Italy.
Biography
In Italy he served under Marshal Catinat, and on this account he himself is sometimes known as ...
(died 1705), Camisard leader
See also
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Abdia, a village in Howmeh Rural District, Central District. Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran
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