Both the hebrew origin of the book and the name tobiah which means yahweh is my good have been appreciated since antiquity. The book of tobit, also referred to as tobias, believed to have been written early in the second century b. My father was tobiel, my grandfather was ananiel, and my greatgrandfather was aduel. Book of tobit encyclopedia of the bible bible gateway. Tobit 1 revised standard version catholic edition rsvce.
This book tells the story of tobit son of tobiel son of hananiel son of aduel son of gabael son of raphael son of raguel of the descendants of asiel. Tobit 1 nrsvce this book tells the story of tobit son bible gateway. Tobit 1 rsv the book of the acts of tobit the son bible gateway. Bible and accordingly finds a place among the books of the apoc. Tobit 1 new american bible revised edition nabre chapter 1. Tobit and his family strive to love and honor god and act as righteous followers of. Tobit 114 gnt i am tobit and this is the story of my bible gateway. It is not found in protestant or jewish biblical canons.
Tobit 1 dra tobias of the tribe and city of bible gateway. One of the books contained in mss of the lxx, but is lacking in the heb. Tobit, chapter 1 united states conference of catholic bishops. The book of tobit is a book of scripture that is part of the catholic and orthodox biblical canons. A religious folktale and a judaicized version of the story of the grateful dead, it relates how tobit, a pious jew exiled to nineveh in assyria, observed the precepts of hebrew law. Tobias of the tribe and city of nephtali, which is in the upper parts of galilee above naasson, beyond the way that leadeth to the west, having on. Tobit, also called the book of tobias, apocryphal work noncanonical for jews and protestants that found its way into the roman catholic canon via the septuagint.
My wife anna and my son tobias were all i had left. This book tells the story of tobit son of tobiel son of hananiel son of aduel son of gabael son of raphael son of raguel of the descendants of asiel, of the tribe of naphtali, who in the days of king shalmaneser of the. Tobit was also part of the septuagint, the first greek translation of the bible. Tobit 1 gnt i am tobit and this is the story of my bible gateway.