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Tobiah
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
Life, role & deeds
Bible'The Ammonite servant', an opponent of Nehemiah with kin and marriage ties among the Judean nobility.
Nehemiah 2:19; 6:17–18
ScholarlyHis family, the Tobiads, stayed powerful for centuries; the name 'Tobiah' carved at Iraq al-Amir in Jordan belongs to a later member of the house.
The Tobiad remains at Iraq al-Amir (later dynasty)
Where in scripture
NehemiahNow Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, “What they are building, if a fox climbed up it, he would break down their stone wall.”
Nehemiah 4:3 — Mocks the wall
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.