Judith’s family
Judith is Merari’s daughter and the widow of Manasses. These names refer to people in the book of Judith.
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Tobit and Tobias: two families
Tobit and Anna are Tobias’ parents. Tobias marries Sarah, daughter of Raguel and Edna.
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In focusTobias, son of Tobit
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Tobit Tobit is the father of Tobias.
Source: Tobit 1:3; Tobit 1:9
I, Tobit walked in the ways of truth and righteousness all the days of my life, and I did many alms deeds to my kindred and my nation, who went with me into the land of the Assyrians, to Nineveh.
Read Tobit 1:3When I became a man, I took as wife Anna of the seed of our own family. With her, I became the father of Tobias.
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Anna, wife of Tobit Anna is the mother of Tobias.
Source: Tobit 1:9
When I became a man, I took as wife Anna of the seed of our own family. With her, I became the father of Tobias.
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Sarah, daughter of Raguel Tobias is the husband of Sarah.
Source: Tobit 7:13
And he called his daughter Sarah, and took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife of Tobias, and said, “Behold, take her to yourself after the law of Moses, and lead her away to your father.” And he blessed them.
Read Tobit 7:13
Bible edition: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
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Tobit is the husband of Anna.
Source: Tobit 1:3; Tobit 1:9
I, Tobit walked in the ways of truth and righteousness all the days of my life, and I did many alms deeds to my kindred and my nation, who went with me into the land of the Assyrians, to Nineveh.
Read Tobit 1:3When I became a man, I took as wife Anna of the seed of our own family. With her, I became the father of Tobias.
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Tobit is the father of Tobias.
Source: Tobit 1:3; Tobit 1:9
I, Tobit walked in the ways of truth and righteousness all the days of my life, and I did many alms deeds to my kindred and my nation, who went with me into the land of the Assyrians, to Nineveh.
Read Tobit 1:3When I became a man, I took as wife Anna of the seed of our own family. With her, I became the father of Tobias.
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Anna is the mother of Tobias.
Source: Tobit 1:9
When I became a man, I took as wife Anna of the seed of our own family. With her, I became the father of Tobias.
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Raguel is the husband of Edna.
Source: Tobit 7:2
Raguel said to Edna his wife, “This young man really resembles Tobit my cousin!”
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Raguel is the father of Sarah.
Source: Tobit 7:13
And he called his daughter Sarah, and took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife of Tobias, and said, “Behold, take her to yourself after the law of Moses, and lead her away to your father.” And he blessed them.
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Tobias is the husband of Sarah.
Source: Tobit 7:13
And he called his daughter Sarah, and took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife of Tobias, and said, “Behold, take her to yourself after the law of Moses, and lead her away to your father.” And he blessed them.
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Edna is the mother of Sarah.
Source: Tobit 7:13; Tobit 7:16; Tobit 7:17
And he called his daughter Sarah, and took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife of Tobias, and said, “Behold, take her to yourself after the law of Moses, and lead her away to your father.” And he blessed them.
Read Tobit 7:13And Raguel called his wife Edna, and said to her, “Sister, prepare the other chamber, and bring her in there.”
Read Tobit 7:16She did as he asked her, and brought her in there. She wept, and she received the tears of her daughter, and said to her,
Read Tobit 7:17
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Two families in Tobit are joined through prayer, a journey and a marriage. Where do you see God at work in the way your family came together?
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