• 62/61 to 60/59 BC Obodas II (?) Existence uncertain until recently; probably ruled a few months 59 to 30 BC Malichus I 30 to 9 BC Obodas III 9/8 BC to 39/40...
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    Obodas I (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢗𐢃𐢅𐢞‎ ʿŌbōdaṯ; Ancient Greek: Ὀβόδας) was king of the Nabataeans from 96 to 85 BC. After his death, Obodas was worshiped...
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    and defeated his army. Aretas came to power after the assassination of Obodas III, who was apparently poisoned. Josephus says that he was originally named...
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    Avdat (redirect from Oboda)
    temple dedicated to the cult of Obodas the King was built with a hard-limestone in the year 9 BCE during the reign of Obodas II. The temple is a tripartite...
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  • deified king of the Nabataeans, it is not clear whether this would be Obodas I, II, or III. His association with the royal family leads to believe that he had...
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  • (120/110–96 BC) Obodas I, King (c.96–85 BC) Aretas III, King (84–60/59 BC) Obodas II, King (62/61–60/59 BC) Malichus I, King (59–30 BC) Obodas III, King (30–9...
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  • in which the king's offspring is listed on an inscription found at the Obodas Chapel of Wadi Nmeir in Petra indicates that Phasaelis was the couple's...
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    to 62 BCE. Aretas ascended to the throne upon the death of his brother, Obodas I, in 87 BCE. During his reign, he extended his kingdom to cover what now...
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  • Alexander Jannaeus (r. 103-76 BCE) against the Nabatean kings Obodas I and Aretas III between ca. 93–80 BCE, leading to the conquest of the Golan by...
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    laureate and faced right, a veiled Queen Shuqailat behind him. NABATAEA, Obodas III. 30-9 BC. AR Drachm or Denarius "Ancient coins of Arabia". snible.org...
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    this tomb was completed in the mid-first century as a dedication to King Obodas III. The building stands at 50m high and 45m tall. It’s simple Doric friezes...
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    desert by the Nabataeans for commemorating Obodas where inscriptions have been found referring to "Obodas the god". Antigonid–Nabataean confrontations...
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    routes leading to Rome and Damascus. After losing Gadara, the Nabataean king Obodas I launched an attack against Alexander in a steep valley at Gadara, where...
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    indicates a ritual marriage between the goddess and a king. The Nabataean king Obodas I defeated the Judaeans at some point before 93 BC; this is deduced from...
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    been found referring to "Obodas the god". The kingdom seems to have reached its territorial zenith during the reign of Aretas III (87 to 62 BC). In 62 BC...
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    Nabataean towns of Moab and Gilead and imposed a tribute of an unknown amount. Obodas I knew that Alexander would attack, so was able to ambush Alexander's forces...
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    of any pretext for the annexation: Rabbel II had an heir by the name of Obodas and though there was little fighting (attested to by the fact that Trajan...
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    dates from the 1st century BC. It was dedicated to Obodas I and is believed to be the symposium of Obodas the god. This information is inscribed on the ruins...
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    burner which attests a well-preserved dedication by a priest and his son to Obodas. This dates to the reign of the Nabataean king Rabbel II Soter, who ruled...
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    making the use of it to determine a certain mint futile. The Nabataean king Obodas I defeated the Judaeans at some point before 93 BC; this is deduced from...
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    later than 150 CE, and contains a prayer to the deified Nabataean king Obodas I: The earliest 6th century Arabic inscription is from Zabad (512 CE), a...
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    temple dedicated to the cult of Obodas the King was built with a hard-limestone in the year 9 BCE during the reign of Obodas II. The temple is a tripartite...
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    School, Moniya II; Islamic Pry. School - Moniya III; Islamic Pry. School, Moniya (Saw-Mill); Oboda (F. R. S. C.); Ojo-Emo Village; Omilabu Village Akinyele...
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  • 2003, p. 142. Around "Year 5 III Shemu day 9" of Ramesses II's reign (James Henry Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, vol. III, p. 317) or more precisely:...
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  • impossible. The oldest example of the era is found in a Nabataean inscription at Oboda from AD 107. The earliest document is a Nabataean papyrus from Naḥal Ḥever...
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