Tobit Chapter 7 Summary - Key Points & Themes

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At Ecbatana, Raguel and his wife Edna welcome the travellers and weep when they learn that Tobias is the son of their blind kinsman Tobit. Tobias will not eat until the marriage is agreed; Raguel frankly admits that seven men died on their wedding night, yet gives Sara to Tobias according to the law of Moses and writes the marriage contract. Edna prepares the bridal chamber and comforts her weeping daughter, praying that the Lord of heaven will give her joy for her sorrow.

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

Moses

Prophet and Lawgiver

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

Tobias marries Sara, the demon is driven out on the wedding night, and Raphael recovers the money from Gabael.

Return and HealingChapters 10-11

The Angel RevealedChapters 12

Tobit's Hymn and Last WordsChapters 13-14