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'''Tobias''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] version of the Hebrew biblical name "Tobijah", meaning "Jehovah [God] is good". It is a popular male given name in [[Germany]], [[Scandinavia]], the [[United States]] and amongst [[Jewish]] people. In English-speaking countries it is often shortened to [[Toby]]. Other diminutives are Tobi (English, Germany) and Tobbe (Sweden).
===People named ''Tobias''===
====In the Bible====
In the Bible there are several people called Tobias:
*[[Tobias, son of Tobit]] <!--actually a redirect to Book of Tobit-->
**"Book of Tobias" is an older name for the [[Book of Tobit]]
**Tobias and the Angel is the title given to paintings and other artworks depicting a scene in which Tobias, son of Tobit, meets an angel without realising he is an angel (Book of Tobit, 5.5-6) and is then instructed by the angel what to do with a giant fish he catches (Book of Tobit, 6.2-9). Examples include:
***[[Tobias and the Angel (Verrocchio)]], painting
***[[Tobias and the Angel (Filippino Lippi)]], painting
***[[Three Angels and Young Tobias]], painting, by Raphael
***"Tobias and the Angel", print by [[Hercules Seghers]]
***"Tobias and the Angel", 1875 painting by [[Evelyn De Morgan]]
***[[Tobias and the Angel (Jonathan Dove)]], community opera
***"Tobias and the Angel", 1975 novel by [[Frank Yerby]]
*[[Tobias the elder]]
*Tobias, father of Hircanus
*[[Tobiah (Ammonite)]]
*Tobias, brother-in-law of [[Onias II]], father of the Joseph who succeeded in pacifying Ptolemy III Euergetes.
*Tobbe, son-in-law of [[Onias III]], son of Onias II
====In fiction====
[[Tobias (Animorphs)]], a character in the [[Animorphs]] book series
====Other people====
*[[Tobias (Bishop of Jerusalem)]], [[Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem]], 114 AD
*[[Tibias (Bishop of Rochester)]], [[List of bishops of Rochester|bishop of the Diocese of Rochester, England]] 716–727 AD
*[[Tobias Cohn]], [[Polish-Jewish]] physician, 1652-1729.
===Surname and given name===
*[[Tobias (surname)]]
*[[Tobias (given name)]]
===Places===
*[[Tobias, Nebraska]], A US village
*[[Tobias Fornier, Antique]], a municipality in the Philippines
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*[[Tobias, Sculpture of]], A sculpture depicting Tobias, composed of members of four popular Scottish bands - the MixUps, The Leads, the Juggs and Pick and Mick.