Tobias 1920120 224204692 2008-07-07T20:11:03Z Cyfal 4637213 /* In Fiction */ layout '''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 [[Category:Hebrew names]] [[Category:Given names]] *[[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.