Tobias Son of Tobit

Tobias was the son of Tobit and Anna, Israelite exiles in Nineveh. Sent by his blind father to recover money left in Media, he travelled with the angel Raphael, disguised as Azarias. On the way he caught a fish in the Tigris, married Sara the daughter of Raguel at Ecbatane, and drove away the demon Asmodeus by prayer and the angel's remedy. He came home to heal his father's eyes and later ended his days in Ecbatane. He is not the Tobiah who opposed Nehemiah.

1. Son of Tobitc. 730 BC

   Tobias is born to Tobit and Anna, before the family is carried captive to Nineveh.

   TOB 1:9

2. A Companion for the Roadc. 672 BC

   Sent by his blind father to recover the money left with Gabael, Tobias looks for a guide and finds Raphael, an angel, who introduces himself as Azarias.

   TOB 5:4-16

3. The Fish of the Tigrisc. 672 BC

   At the river Tigris a fish leaps at him; on the angel's word he catches it and keeps its heart, liver and gall as remedies.

   TOB 6:1-8

4. Marriage to Sarac. 672 BC

   At Ecbatane, in the house of his kinsman Raguel, Tobias asks for Sara, whose seven husbands had died, and Raguel gives her to him by a written covenant.

   TOB 7:1-14

5. The Wedding Night Prayerc. 672 BC

   He burns the heart and liver of the fish, the demon flees, and he rises with Sara to pray that they may grow old together.

   TOB 8:1-9

6. Healing His Fatherc. 664 BC

   Hurrying home ahead of Sara, he anoints his father's eyes with the fish's gall and Tobit sees again.

   TOB 11:1-15

7. Settling at Ecbatanec. 612 BC

   After burying his parents he moves to Ecbatane, dies there aged 127, and before his death hears of the destruction of Nineveh.

   TOB 14:12-15