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    Avdat (redirect from Oboda)
    corresponding to the ancient Nabataean, Roman and Byzantine settlement of Oboda (tabula Peutingeriana; Stephanus Byzantinus) or Eboda (Ptolemaeus 5:16,...
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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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  • Aretas II In some sources appears as successor to Rabbel I c. 96 to 85 BC Obodas I c. 85/84 BC Rabbel I In some sources appears as successor to Aretas II...
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  • Oboda (Russian: Обода) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Obodinsky Selsoviet, Khunzakhsky District, Republic of Dagestan,...
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    Akinyele local government area is subdivided into 12 wards: Ikereku, Olanla/Oboda/Labode, Arulogun/Eniosa/Aroro, Olode/Amosun/Onidundu, Ojo-Emo/Moniya,...
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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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    indicate that the entire Deir complex was dedicated to the Nabataean king, Obodas I, who was deified posthumously. The interior chamber of ed-Deir has several...
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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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    supported new urban centers located along the Negev incense route at Avdat (Oboda), Mamshit (Mampsis), Shivta (Sobata), Haluza (Elusa), and Nitzana (Nessana)...
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    al-Lat was invoked in the Hauran and the Syrian desert. The Nabataean king Obodas I, who founded Obodat, was deified and worshipped as a god. They also worshipped...
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    After Obodas's victories over the Judaeans and the Seleucids, he was worshipped as a god by his people. He was buried in the Temple of Oboda in Avdat...
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  • Hasmonean ruler 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...
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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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    II Akinyele Olanla/Oboda/Labode Agbaagi Village; Alade Village; Alayin Village; Beyioku Village; Elepo Village; Labode Village; Oboda Village; Olanla Village;...
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  • Xiongnu defeat Han dynasty. 93 BC Battle of Gadara Nabataean Kingdom under Obodas I ambush and defeat Hasmonean Kingdom under Alexander Jannaeus in the Transjordan...
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    counting on the assistance of the Nabataean Arabs of NW Arabia, whose king Obodas was a Roman ally and contributed 1,000 warriors under his chief secretary...
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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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  • 79 km from Makhachkala (capital of Dagestan) and 1,642 km from Moscow. Oboda is the nearest rural locality. Russian Federal State Statistics Service...
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    as The Temple of Oboda sits on the acropolis of the city. The temple was built as a dedication to the deified Nabataean king Obodas I. The temple stands...
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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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    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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  • a 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...
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    was "lucky to escape alive" back to Jerusalem after the Nabataean king Obodas I managed to ambush his forces on a steep hill, thought to be the hills...
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  • little letter-joining A prayer of thanks to the god Obodas for saving someone's life: "For (Obodas -the god-) works without reward or favour, and he, when...
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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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    excavations in the Negev desert included the Nabataean caravan stops of Oboda (Avdat, 1958–61 and 1975–77), Mampsis (1965–67), and Elusa (1973 and 1979–80)...
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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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    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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    Classical Arabic is found in Ayn Avadat, being a poem dedicated to King Obodas I, known for defeating the Hasmonean Alexander Jannaeus. Its date is estimated...
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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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