Obil
The name Obil means “that weeps; who deserves to be bewailed.” Obil is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 27:30.
Who was Obil?
A keeper of camels, an Ishmaelite who was “over the camels” in the time of David (1 Chr. 27:30).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Obil
- 1 Chronicles 27:30
Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: