Tobit 1:5
All the tribes that had separated, including the tribe of Naphtali, my father, sacrificed to the calf Baal, which Jeroboam, king of Israel, had set up at Dan, in the hills of Galilee.
All the tribes that had separated, including the tribe of Naphtali, my father, sacrificed to the calf Baal, which Jeroboam, king of Israel, had set up at Dan, in the hills of Galilee.
When I was a young man in my country, the land of Israel, all the tribe of my father, Naphtali, broke away from the family of David in Jerusalem. This, however, was the city chosen among all the tribes of Israel to be the place of sacrifice for all the tribes, and where the temple,
I, Tobit, have walked in the ways of truth and justice all my life; I have given many alms to my fellow countrymen and to those deported with me to Nineveh, a city in the land of the Assyrians.
In the days of Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, Tobit was taken captive from Thisbe, which is south of Kedesh of Naphtali in Galilee, above Asher.
Life and Miracles of a Deportee This is the story of Tobit, son of Tobiel, son of Ananiel, son of Aduel, son of Gabael, of the race of Asiel, from the tribe of Naphtali.
On that day, I will be good to you and gather you to make you famous and honored among all the peoples of the earth when I bring back the captives before your eyes —this is the Lord’s word.
On that day, I will confront your oppressors; I will rescue the lame sheep and bring the lost back into the fold. I will give them fame and respect in all the lands where shame was your portion.
for the Lord your God is with you, the mighty Savior. He will rejoice upon seeing you, for he has rekindled his love. For you, he will shout with joy, as you do during the festival days.