Book of Tobit

deuterocanonical, apocryphal story about Tobit & Anna and their son Tobias and his adventures with Raphael
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Book of Tobit

Summary

Book of Tobit is a religious text[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of religious_text entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,804 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Book of Tobit's instance of is recorded as religious text[3].
  • Book of Tobit's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Book of Tobit is part of deuterocanonical books[5].
  • Book of Tobit is part of Jewish apocryphon[6].
  • Book of Tobit's Commons category is recorded as Book of Tobit[7].
  • Book of Tobit's language of work or name is recorded as Hebrew[8].
  • Book of Tobit comprises Tobias and the Angel[9].
  • Book of Tobit comprises Tobias and Sara[10].
  • Book of Tobit's characters is recorded as Tobit[11].
  • Book of Tobit's characters is recorded as Raphael[12].
  • Book of Tobit's characters is recorded as Asmodeus[13].
  • Book of Tobit's characters is recorded as Tobias[14].
  • Book of Tobit's characters is recorded as Sara[15].
  • Book of Tobit's has edition or translation is recorded as Q28540025[16].
  • Book of Tobit's has edition or translation is recorded as The book of Tobit[17].
  • Book of Tobit's has edition or translation is recorded as Tobiášova kniha[18].
  • Book of Tobit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Book of Tobit[19].
  • Book of Tobit's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[20].
  • Book of Tobit's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[21].
  • Book of Tobit's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Book of Tobit's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Book of Tobit's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[24].
  • Book of Tobit's title is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Tobit'}[25].
  • Book of Tobit's title is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Βιβλίον τοῦ Τωβίθ'}[26].
  • Book of Tobit's title is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'ספר טוביה'}[27].

Body

Publication

Book of Tobit's language of work or name is recorded as Hebrew[8]. Part of include deuterocanonical books[5], a religious text[28] and Jewish apocryphon[6], a literary genre[29].

Why It Matters

Book of Tobit ranks in the top 6% of religious_text entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,804 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . evl.fi. evl.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Putnik · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id tobito-knyga
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: tobito-knyga"
  2. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, The Nuttall Encyclopædia +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  3. 4w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Characters Tobit, Raphael, Asmodeus +2
    Language of work or name Hebrew
    Part of
    Has part(s) Tobias and the Angel, Tobias and Sara
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: l/libro-de-tobias, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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