Where is tobias mentioned in the bible

The following Scripture is from the Douay-Rheims Bible, now in the public domain. The Douay-Rheims Bible was the standard English Bible for Catholics for over years, and still remains in use today. Jerome's Latin Vulgate Bible. Kennedy took the oath of office on January 20, to become the 35th President of the United States. And he forthwith leaped up from his place at the table, and left his dinner, and came fasting to the body: 4 And taking it up carried it privately to his house, that after the sun was down, he might bury him cautiously.

At these words she went into an upper chamber of her house: and for three days and three nights did neither eat nor drink: 11 But continuing in prayer with tears besought God, that he would deliver her from this reproach. And Tobias said to him: Knowest thou the way that leadeth to the country of the Medes? Upon which his father being in admiration, desired that he would come in unto him. But I pray thee be not angry that I desired to know thy family.

And when he had done so, he drew him out upon the land, and he began to pant before his feet. And they said: We know him. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Ben Davis August 30, Is the name Tobias in the Bible? What nationality is Tobias? Is Toby short for Tobias? What did Tobias do in the Bible? What did the angel Raphael said to Tobias? Tobias went out to look for someone to accompany him and who should he run into but Raphael, the angel!

When asked if he knew the way to Media, Raphael replied that he often stayed there with Gabael who just happened to be the guy holding the bag of money because they were kinsmen. Though this seems to be an amazing stroke of luck, it, of course, reflects the providence of God. When Tobias went to bathe, a fish jumped out of the water and tried to swallow his foot. Scholars see much symbolism in this event. Azariah told him to grab the fish.

He hauled it out on the shore, and Azariah told him to cut out the heart, liver, and gall bladder. Since he ate it, it could not have been an unclean fish. Now, as an angel, Azariah never ate anything, which he will point out later in the story.

Along the way, the angel told Tobias what to do with those fish parts. When they arrived at Media, Azariah said they needed to stop at the home of Raguel — their relative and the father of Sarah. Tobias was not thrilled with that since he had heard about the seven previous husbands.

He knew his parents would be overcome with grief were he to die. The angel told him to burn the liver and heart of the fish in the bridal chamber. The smell would chase the demon away. At that moment, Tobias fell in love with Sarah, sight unseen. Both parents were delighted to meet Tobias and happy that he wanted to marry their daughter.

The parties drew up a legal marriage document according to the decree of Moses. Both parents were convinced the outcome would be the same for the eighth husband — and they really liked this one. He burned the heart and liver of the fish. The stench so repelled the demon that he fled to the northern part of Egypt where Azariah followed him and bound him hand and foot. He would never trouble Sarah again. Then Sarah and Tobias prayed that the Lord would keep them safe.

Afterwards, they lay down to sleep. It is not known whether the marriage was consummated that night. In the middle of the night, Raguel sent a servant to see if Tobias was still alive.

When he was told that they were sleeping peacefully, he told the servants to fill in the grave. The next morning, Raguel prepared oxen and rams for the wedding feast that would last fourteen days. He swore an oath that Tobias could not leave until it was over. Because Tobias was involved with the wedding celebration, he sent Azariah to Gabael to retrieve the money. They each held half of a bond, so there were no questions on either side.

Gabael even returned with Azariah to the wedding feast. As the days wore on, Tobias knew that his parents would be starting to worry about his lengthy absence. His assumptions were correct. Tobit and Hannah were seriously worrying. They thought the worst and Hannah, especially, was very upset. She cried night after night — all night long. At the end of fourteen days, arrangements were made for the newlyweds to leave.

Raguel was true to his word. He gave Tobias half of his estate. The other half would be theirs when both parents were deceased. Both parents blessed the newlyweds and kissed them goodbye. Edna gave Tobias some extra advice on how to treat her daughter, but the parting was in peace. Each day, Hannah stood by the road waiting and watching, hoping to see some sign of Tobias.