Bible Verses

“I have asked for death; should I call Tobiah and tell him about this money before I die?”

Tobit’s Advice to His Son The same day, Tobit remembered the money which he had deposited with Gabael at Rages in Media, and he said to himself:

and he sent Raphael to heal both of them—to restore Tobit’s sight and to give Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, to Tobiah, the son of Tobit, as his wife. Additionally, Raphael would bind the wicked demon Asmodeus so that Sarah would become Tobiah’s wife, as she was rightfully entitled to Tobiah by inheritance. Meanwhile, Tobit,

The Lord in his glory heard the prayer of Tobit and Sarah,

that I have not defiled my name, nor my father’s name in the country of my captivity. I am my father’s only daughter. He has no other son or daughter who can inherit from him, nor does he have a close relative who can be given to me as a husband. So, after my seven

You know, O Lord, that I am pure of all contact with man;

Command that I be set free from the earth and that I may hear no more insults.

Lord, I have turned my eyes and my face towards you.

At that moment, she stretched forth her hands towards the window and prayed, saying: “You are blessed, O Lord my God, and blessed is your holy and glorious name throughout the ages. May all your works praise you forever.

That same day, Sarah was so overwhelmed with distress that she went to the upper room in her father’s house. She thought about hanging herself. But she reconsidered and said: “If people ever reproached my father and told him: ‘You had an only daughter whom you cherished, and she hanged herself because she was unhappy,’