Obd 3 | JFB | e4.org | 3. clefts of . . . rock — ( ). The cities of Edom, and among them Petra ( Hebrew, sela, meaning "rock," , Margin ), the capital, in the Wady Musa, consisted of houses mostly cut in the rocks.

‏ Obadiah 3

3. clefts of . . . rock— (So 2:14; Jer 48:28). The cities of Edom, and among them Petra (Hebrew, sela, meaning "rock," 2Ki 14:7, Margin), the capital, in the Wady Musa, consisted of houses mostly cut in the rocks.