Sarah (daughter of Raguel)

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Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, is a key figure in the biblical Book of Tobit whose trials with marriage and a murderous demon are resolved through divine intervention and her union with Tobias.

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
character in the Book of Tobit
female person
antagonist Asmodeus
appearsIn Book of Tobit
linked to: Tobit
associatedWith Tobias
Tobit
archangel Raphael
linked to: Raphael (archangel)
contemplates suicide due to shame and misfortune
demonDefeatedBy burning of fish liver and heart
ethnicOrReligiousGroup Israelite
familyRelation kinswoman of Tobias
father Raguel
genreContext Jewish diaspora wisdom narrative
honoredIn Catholic tradition
Orthodox tradition
languageOfPrimaryText Greek (Septuagint tradition)
literaryRole parallel sufferer to Tobit
marriageResolvedBy guidance of Raphael
marriageRitual prayer with Tobias on their wedding night
marriageType endogamous marriage within extended family
moralExemplumFor trust in God amid disgrace
mother Edna
notableFor being tormented by the demon Asmodeus
having seven husbands killed before consummation of marriage
praysTo God of Israel
linked to: YHWH
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
residence Ecbatana in Media
linked to: Ecbatana
scripturalCanon Apocrypha (in many Protestant traditions)
Deuterocanonical books
setIn Assyrian period
spouse Tobias
symbolizes faithful woman delivered by God
innocent sufferer
textualLocation Tobit 3
linked to: Tobit

Tobit 6
linked to: Tobit

Tobit 7
linked to: Tobit

Tobit 8
theme answered prayer
deliverance from evil
divine providence
marriage
vindicatedBy divine intervention

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tobit hasMainCharacter Sarah (daughter of Raguel)
Edna (wife of Raguel) child Sarah (daughter of Raguel and Edna)
linked to: Sarah (daughter of Raguel)