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Tobit
Tobit [Gr. from Heb. Tobijah = "God is my good" ], book of the Old Testament Apocrypha , not included in the Hebrew Bible. It is the account of Tobit, a devout Jew in exile, and of his son Tobias. Despite his many good works, Tobit is mysteriously blinded and despairingly begs God to take his l... Read more
Thisbe
Thisbe in the Bible, town whence Tobit was carried, N of Jerusalem. ... Read more
Asmodeus
Asmodeus , demon of Hebrew story. He plays an important role in the Book of Tobit. ... Read more
Raphael
Raphael , archangel. He is prominent in the book of Tobit, as the companion of Tobias, as the healer of Tobit, and as the rescuer of Sara from Asmodeus. Milton made him a featured character of Paradise Lost. Feast: Sept. 29 (jointly with the other archangels). ... Read more
Ahasuerus
Ahasuerus , Hebrew form of the name Xerxes, as used in the Bible. The Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther is probably Xerxes I. That in the Book of Tobit may be Cyaxares I, destroyer of Nineveh. The name of the father of Darius the Mede is also given as Ahasuerus. ... Read more
Anna
Anna , [Gr.,=Heb. Hannah ], in the Bible. 1 Aged prophetess who hailed Jesus' presentation at the Temple. 2 In the Book of Tobit, the mother of young Tobias. ... Read more
Golden Rule
Golden Rule in the New Testament, saying of Jesus. In the Gospel of Matthew he says, "In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets." The Gospel of St. Luke has "Do to others as you would have them do to you." It is stated negatively in th... Read more
Rages
Rages or Rhagae , ancient and medieval city of Persia, located on the site of modern-day Ray, N Iran, a suburb of Tehran. Rages is mentioned in the Avesta and in the inscriptions at Behistun. Because it controlled the NE Persian trade route, it was occupied by the Parthians and the Arabs. It flo... Read more
angel
angel , [Gr.,=messenger], bodiless, immortal spirit, limited in knowledge and power, accepted in the traditional belief of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and other religions. Angels appear frequently in the Bible, often in critical roles, e.g., visiting Abraham and Lot (Gen. 18; 19), wrestling wit... Read more
Apocrypha
Apocrypha [Gr.,=hidden things], term signifying a collection of early Jewish writings excluded from the canon of the Hebrew scriptures. It is not clear why the term was chosen. The Apocrypha include the following books and parts of books: First and Second Esdras ; Tobit ; Judith ; the Additions ... Read more

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Tobit
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Tobit Following James Tobin ’ s 1958...Limited Dependent Variables, ” the tobit is a statistical model that is used to estimate...by the method of maximum likelihood. The tobit model is warranted when the variable y is...
Censoring, Left and Right
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...1958), and is sometimes called the tobit model . The first product in (3) gives...1981) proposed modifications of the tobit-type models involving specification of...proposed a generalized version of the tobit model that allows the probability of censoring...
Raphael
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Raphael , archangel. He is prominent in the book of Tobit, as the companion of Tobias, as the healer of Tobit, and as the rescuer of Sara from Asmodeus. Milton made him a featured character of Paradise Lost. Feast: Sept. 29 (jointly with the other archangels).
angel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...e.g., visiting Abraham and Lot (Gen. 18; 19), wrestling with Jacob (Gen. 32.24-32), and guiding Tobit (Tobit 5). The Bible also speaks of guardian angels, protecting individuals or nations (Dan. 10.10-21; Mat. 18...
Thisbe
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Thisbe in the Bible, town whence Tobit was carried, N of Jerusalem.
Apocrypha
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...not clear why the term was chosen. The Apocrypha include the following books and parts of books: First and Second Esdras ; Tobit ; Judith ; the Additions to Esther; Wisdom of Solomon ; Sirach (also called Ecclesiasticus); Baruch ; the Letter of Jeremiah...
Ahasuerus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Ahasuerus , Hebrew form of the name Xerxes, as used in the Bible. The Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther is probably Xerxes I. That in the Book of Tobit may be Cyaxares I, destroyer of Nineveh. The name of the father of Darius the Mede is also given as Ahasuerus.
Lubin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Lubin The fish whose gall was used by Tobias to restore his father's sight. It was said to be very powerful against ophthalmia, and the fish's heart potent in driving away demons. The account of Tobias can be found in the extra-biblical book of Tobit in the Apocrypha.
Rages
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...city in 1186; further damage was done by the Mongols in 1220, and by 1400 the city was deserted. There are ruins of walls and towers at the site. The city was the scene of some of the principal events in the Old Testament book of Tobit.
Raguel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Raguel . 1 Same as Jethro . 2 Father-in-law of Tobias in the book of Tobit.

Dictionary entries related to "Tobit"

Tobit, book of
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Tobit, book of A book included in the Apocrypha...Persian influence. Although in the story Tobit is an official in the Assyrian government...was about 250 BCE. The story's hero, Tobit, is a devout Jew, who had been deported...
Tobit, Book of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Tobit, Book of. Book of the Jewish apocrypha . Tobit contains the story of the righteous Tobit whose sight was restored after his son Tobias had been guided by an angel . It became a favourite subject in Christian art, often with Tobit's dog...
Tobit
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Tobit a pious Israelite living during the Babylonian Captivity, described in the Apocrypha; the book of the Apocrypha telling the story of Tobit and his son Tobias, from whom Tobias night is named.
Raphael, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Raphael, St , archangel . In Tobit and I Enoch he is one of the seven archangels who stand in the presence of God. In Tobit (12: 15) he presents the prayers of holy men before God; in I Enoch (10: 7) he is said to have ‘healed...
Blindness
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...sightless by Athena for viewing her nakedness. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary , 1086] Tobit sparrow guano falls into his eyes while sleeping. [Apocrypha: Tobit 2:10] Zedekiah eyes put out for revolting against Nebuchadnezzar. [O.T.: II...
Angel
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Revelation 12:7 – 9; Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost ] Raphael God ’ s healer and helper in Book of Tobit. [Apocrypha: Tobit] seraphim six-winged angels of the highest order, distinguished by their zeal and love. [O.T.: Isaiah...
Raphael
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Raphael An archangel sent to cure Tobit of blindness (Tob. 11: 7–8) and to be the companion of Tobias, son of Tobit. The development of belief in angels (Tob. 12: 15) is a feature of literature of this period and Raphael is...
seven
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...theology, are taken from Matthew 25:35–37 and Tobit 12:12; they are feeding the hungry, giving the thirsty to...naked, visiting the sick, comforting the prisoner, and (from Tobit) burying the dead. seven deadly sins in Christian tradition...
Tb
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English Tb • abbr. ∎  terabyte(s). ∎  Bible Tobit. • symb. the chemical element terbium.
Bible
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...The ‘Writings’, comprising the remaining Books of the English OT, as well as some others, e.g., Tobit, which the Jews later rejected. By the time of Christ Jews recognized the Law and Prophets as Scripture, but the exact compass...

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Bible
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Tobit Judith Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon/Song of Songs Wisdom of...

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Tobit Software launches three tier accreditation programme and goes on major reseller recruitment drive.
M2 Presswire; 9/27/2001; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-27 September 2001-Tobit Software: Tobit Software launches three tier accreditation programme and...C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27092001 Tobit Software, the leading provider of unified messaging software...
Tobit: A comedy in error?
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...literature. In this respect, the Book of Tobit has occasioned particular notice: in the...essentially a comic narrative" and that "Tobit is a comic narrator who, although pious...limited perspective."4 Yet is the book of Tobit deliberately funny? However humorous the...
Tobit: ubersetzt und ausgelegt
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; HELEN SCHUNGEL-STRAUMANN, Tobit: ubersetzt and ausgelegt (HTK.AT; Freiburg...Herder, 2000). Pp. 198. DM 88. This solid Tobit commentary is a valuable contribution to the fields of Tobit studies and Jewish literature of its period...
Tobit takes its message to resellers with nationide communication roadshow.
M2 Presswire; 9/27/2001; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-27 September 2001-Tobit Software: Tobit takes its message to resellers with nationide communication...C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27092001 Tobit Software, the leading provider of unified messaging software...
The Book of Tobit: Text, Tradition, Theology; Papers of the First International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books, Pápa, Hungary, 20-21 May 2004
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...and JZSEF ZSENGELLR (eds.), The Book of Tobit: Text, Tradition, Theology; Papers of...of JSJSup), "The Judaism of the Book of Tobit" (pp. 23-40); Beate Ego, "The Book of Tobit and the Diaspora" (pp. 41-54); Ida...
Tobit urges resellers to attach messaging to every SME sale.
M2 Presswire; 9/27/2001; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-27 September 2001-Tobit Software: Tobit urges resellers to attach messaging to every SME sale (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27092001 Tobit Software, the leading provider of unified messaging software...
Tobit and Novell are partners in small business solutions.
M2 Presswire; 9/13/2001; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-13 September 2001-Tobit Software: Tobit and Novell are partners in small business solutions (C...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11092001 Ahaus / PROVO, Utah -- Tobit Software and Novell have signed a new partnership deal for...
Tobit Software and DeTeWe announce OEM agreement.
M2 Presswire; 3/6/2001; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-6 March 2001-Tobit Software: Tobit Software and DeTeWe announce OEM agreement (C)1994-2001...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06032001 Alliance between DeTeWe and Tobit Software delivers unified messaging for small and medium...
Alleviation of suffering in the book of Tobit: Comedy, community, and happy endings
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...shares much in common with the stories of Tobit and Sarah, two members of the exiled tribe...chronicled within the biblical Book of Tobit.4 Her concern for the dead and flagrant...against burial precisely mirror that of Tobit. Moreover, she, like Sarah, finds herself...
BROOKTROUT TECHNOLOGY: Tobit announces support for Brooktrout Technology intelligent fax & voice boards.
M2 Presswire; 5/27/1999; 700+ words ; ...27 May 1999-BROOKTROUT TECHNOLOGY: Tobit announces support for Brooktrout Technology...260599 BRACKNELL, BERKSHIRE, UK -- Tobit Software GmbH has announced the availability...drivers can be downloaded free of charge from Tobit's Web site. The Brooktrout Technology...