Edna (wife of Raguel)

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Edna, the wife of Raguel, is a biblical figure in the Book of Tobit known as the mother of Sarah and mother-in-law of Tobias, embodying familial piety and hospitality.

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Label Occurrences
Edna (wife of Raguel) canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure ⓘ
woman in the deuterocanonical books ⓘ
appearsIn Book of Tobit ⓘ
linked to: Tobit
associatedPlace Ecbatana (Media) ⓘ
linked to: Ecbatana
canonicalStatus considered apocryphal in most Protestant traditions ⓘ
included in Catholic and Orthodox biblical canons via Book of Tobit ⓘ
child Sarah (daughter of Raguel and Edna) ⓘ
familyRelation member of Raguel’s household ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
knownFor familial piety ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
languageOfName Hebrew or Aramaic (original context) ⓘ
literaryGenreOfSource biblical narrative ⓘ
motherInLawOf Tobias (son of Tobit) ⓘ
linked to: Tobias
nameMeaning often interpreted as related to "pleasure" or "delight" (similar to Eden) ⓘ
narrativeFunction blesses Tobias and Sarah’s marriage ⓘ
expresses concern for Sarah’s marital misfortunes ⓘ
welcomes Tobias into her home ⓘ
portrayedAs loving mother ⓘ
pious Israelite woman ⓘ
supportive wife ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
roleInNarrative mother of Sarah ⓘ
mother-in-law of Tobias ⓘ
scripturalTradition Septuagint ⓘ
Vulgate ⓘ
spouse Raguel (Book of Tobit) ⓘ
linked to: Raguel
textualStatus deuterocanonical character ⓘ
timePeriod Second Temple period setting (narrative context) ⓘ

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

Tobit → hasMainCharacter → Edna (wife of Raguel) ⓘ