Tobit 1 - Summary

Assyrian capital where Tobit lives in exile, buries the dead and is blinded; his last words announce its fall

River where Tobias, guided by the angel, catches the fish whose heart, liver and gall will heal

City where young Tobit went up with his tithes, and whose rebuilding in glory his final hymn foresees

City of Raguel in Media, where Tobias marries Sara and the demon is driven out

Galilee was a region in northern Israel where Jesus grew up and conducted much of His ministry. Jesus called His first disciples here, performed many miracles, and taught large crowds. After His resurrection, Jesus met His disciples in Galilee and commissioned them to make disciples of all nations.

The Temple in Jerusalem was the permanent house of worship built by Solomon on Mount Moriah. Destroyed by Babylon, it was rebuilt by Zerubbabel and later greatly expanded by Herod. Jesus taught in the Temple courts, cleared it of merchants, and predicted its destruction, which occurred in 70 AD.

Judea was the southern region of Israel, centered on Jerusalem. It was the heart of the ancient kingdom of Judah. Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, was crucified in Jerusalem, and the early church spread from Judea to the ends of the earth.