Fondare 118 Risultati per: Tobias And Sara
While the rest had recourse to the golden calves Jeroboam had set up when he reigned in Israel, Tobias shunned their company and went his own way; (Tobit 1, 5)
and now it was Tobias’ daily task to visit his own clansmen, comforting them and providing for each of them as best he could, out of what store he had; (Tobit 1, 19)
When Sennacherib came home from Judaea, escaping while he might from the divine vengeance his blasphemies had brought upon him, he killed many an Israelite in his anger; and these too Tobias would bury. (Tobit 1, 21)
When this came to the king’s ears, he gave orders that Tobias should be put to death, and seized all his property; (Tobit 1, 22)
whereupon Tobias came back home, and had all his goods restored to him.✻ (Tobit 1, 25)
Soon after this, one of the Lord’s feast-days came round, and Tobias, his table richly spread, (Tobit 2, 1)
But still Tobias feared God much, and the king little; still the bodies of murdered men were stolen away, hidden in his house, and at dead of night buried. (Tobit 2, 9)
Tobias took them up short. Nay, said he, never talk thus; (Tobit 2, 17)
So at last Tobias fell a-sighing, and he prayed still, but wept as he prayed. (Tobit 3, 1)
Now turn we to Rages,✻ a city in Media, and another soul that must undergo taunts on this same day, Sara, the daughter of Raguel. It was one of her father’s maid-servants that taunted her; (Tobit 3, 7)
Wouldst thou make as short work with me as thou didst with those seven? At that, Sara withdrew to an upper room of the house, and for three days and nights would neither eat nor drink; (Tobit 3, 10)
And now, thinking that his prayer for death was to be granted, the elder Tobias called his son to him (Tobit 4, 1)
