Tob.
Religion abbreviation · Bible Book
| Stands for | Tobit |
|---|---|
| Categories | Religion |
Tob. stands for Tobit, a Bible book abbreviation.
Deuterocanonical book of 14 chapters about Tobit, a pious Israelite exile in Nineveh, and his son Tobias, who travels with the archangel Raphael in disguise and marries Sarah after driving away a demon. It is part of Catholic and Orthodox Bibles and the Protestant Apocrypha.
Example: The archangel Raphael reveals himself at the end of Tob. 12.
Usage notes
SBL writes Tob, and Catholic Bibles use Tb. Tobias's dog, which accompanies him on the journey, is one of the few dogs portrayed positively in Scripture. Fragments in Aramaic and Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.