But before he died, he witnessed the fall of Nineveh, which Nebuchadnezzar destroyed. He saw the Ninevites and the Assyrians enslaved and taken to Media. Therefore, before he died, he was able to rejoice in the fate of Nineveh. He praised the Lord God forever.
He took great care of his parents-in-law in their old age, and he honorably buried them in Ecbatana in Media. Tobiah inherited Raguel’s fortune as well as that of his father Tobit.
When Anna, his mother, died, Tobiah buried her beside his father. Then Tobiah, along with his wife and family, traveled to Media and settled in Ecbatana near Raguel, his father-in-law.
So, my children, see what almsgiving does, and also how wrongdoing leads to death. But I feel I am breathing my last.” They laid him on his bed and he died. He was given an honorable burial.
On the day you bury your mother here beside me, do not stay overnight in this place. I know that the people here commit many injustices and practice great treachery, and no one is ashamed of doing so. You see what Nadab did to Ahiqar, my nephew, whom he had raised. He buried him alive.
Now, my children, I give you this advice: serve God and do what is pleasing in His sight. Teach your children how to practice justice and how to give alms. Also, teach them to remember God and to sincerely exalt His name at all times, with all their strength.
and they will praise the God of Justice. All the Israelites saved at that time will remember the Lord in all truth. They will come together and go to Jerusalem. They will live securely forever in the land of Abraham, which will be given back to them. Those who sincerely love God will rejoice. But
People of all nations will be converted and know the true God. They will bury their idols, which led them into error,
