Sarah (in Book of Tobit)
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Sarah is a central figure in the Book of Tobit, a pious woman tormented by a demon that kills her successive husbands until she is ultimately delivered and able to marry Tobias.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarah (Book of Tobit) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Book of Tobit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attemptedAction | suicide ⓘ |
| causeOfHusbandsDeath | demon Asmodeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choosesNotToDo | kill herself because of her father’s grief ⓘ |
| deliveredFromDemonBy | archangel Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonBoundBy | Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonDrivenTo | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonName | Asmodeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dowry | half of Raguel’s property in Tobit narrative ⓘ |
| father | Raguel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | didactic Jewish novella ⓘ |
| helpedBy | archangel Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hometown | Ecbatana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinsmanMarriage | Tobias is her kinsman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deliverance from demonic oppression
ⓘ
having seven husbands slain by a demon on their wedding night ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestText |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryRole | parallel to Tobit in suffering and prayer ⓘ |
| maritalStatusBeforeTobias | widow ⓘ |
| marriageArrangedBy | Raguel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfDeliverance | burning of fish liver and heart ⓘ |
| mother | Edna (Book of Tobit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHusbandsKilled | 7 ⓘ |
| prayerHeardBy | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prayerHeardSimultaneouslyWith | Tobit’s prayer ⓘ |
| praysTo | God of Israel ⓘ |
| reasonForDespair |
reproach from a maid
ⓘ
shame over deaths of her husbands ⓘ |
| region | Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Apocrypha (Protestant usage)
NERFINISHED
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Deuterocanonical books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Tobias (Book of Tobit)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
seven unnamed husbands ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
deliverance from evil spirits
ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| tormentedBy | Asmodeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfPrayer | prayer for death ⓘ |
| virtue |
faithfulness
ⓘ
modesty ⓘ |
| weddingNightRitual | Tobias burns fish liver and heart to drive away Asmodeus ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.