Tobiah the Ammonite
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Tobiah the Ammonite is a biblical figure known as one of the chief opponents of Nehemiah’s efforts to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls after the Babylonian exile.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tobiah the Ammonite canonical | 3 |
| Tobiah | 2 |
| Tobiyah | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ammonite official
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ opponent of Nehemiah ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Geshem the Arab
ⓘ
Sanballat the Horonite ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Ammon
ⓘ
region east of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| attemptedAction |
to frighten Nehemiah
ⓘ
to hinder construction of Jerusalem’s wall ⓘ |
| category |
Old Testament character
ⓘ
enemy of Israel in the Bible ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
rebuilding of Jerusalem’s fortifications
ⓘ
restoration of the Jewish community in Judah ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ammonite ⓘ |
| familyConnections | had marriage ties with Jewish nobles ⓘ |
| historicalSourceType | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| involvedIn | correspondence with nobles of Judah ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Yahweh is good ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Ezra–Nehemiah
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Nehemiah
|
| opposed |
Nehemiah
ⓘ
rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall ⓘ |
| oppositionMotivation | political interests threatened by a fortified Jerusalem ⓘ |
| perceptionInText | portrayed negatively in Nehemiah ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
influential leader among Ammonites
ⓘ
regional official ⓘ |
| relationshipToJews | enemy of the Jews rebuilding Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religiousStance | opposed to covenant community in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNehemiah | opposed rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-exilic period ⓘ |
| timeRelativeToEvent | after the Babylonian exile ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
intimidation
ⓘ
mockery ⓘ plots against Nehemiah ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tobiah
this entity surface form:
Tobiah
this entity surface form:
Tobiyah