Tobit Chapter 11 Summary - Key Points & Themes

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Nearing Nineveh, Raphael and Tobias go ahead of Sara to prepare the house, the dog following them, and Raphael tells Tobias to anoint his father's eyes with the fish's gall. Anna, watching the road, runs to embrace her son; Tobit stumbles to the door, and when Tobias applies the gall the whiteness peels away from his eyes and he sees his son. Blessing God who 'hast scourged, and hast taken pity on me', Tobit goes out to meet Sara at the gate of Nineveh, and the wedding is celebrated for seven days with great joy.

Characters in This Chapter

Tobit

Devout exile in Nineveh who buries the dead, is blinded and healed

Tobias

His son, who travels to Media, marries Sara and heals his father

Raphael

Angel sent by God, disguised as Azarias, who guides Tobias and binds the demon

Anna

The Prophetess Who Proclaimed Redemption

Places in This Chapter

Nineveh

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

Tigris River

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

Jerusalem

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

Ecbatana

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

Position in Book

Tobit's Trials in NinevehChapters 1-2

Two Prayers HeardChapters 3

A Father's CounselChapters 4

The Journey with the AngelChapters 5-6

Marriage and DeliveranceChapters 7-9

Return and HealingChapters 10-11

After his parents' anxious waiting, Tobias comes home with Sara and heals his father's eyes with the fish's gall.

The Angel RevealedChapters 12

Tobit's Hymn and Last WordsChapters 13-14