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Tobit, Book of
.
.
Book of the Jewish
apocrypha
. Tobit contains the story of the righteous Tobit whose sight was restored after his son Tobias had been guided by an
angel
. It became a favourite subject in Christian art, often with Tobit's dog (5. 16), the only one mentioned favourably in the Bible.
apocrypha
. Tobit contains the story of the righteous Tobit whose sight was restored after his son Tobias had been guided by an
angel
. It became a favourite subject in Christian art, often with Tobit's dog (5. 16), the only one mentioned favourably in the Bible.
Todai-ji
(temple-complex):
(temple-complex):
Toda J
sei
(co-founder):
sei(co-founder):
T
gaku
(China-derived music):
gaku(China-derived music):
Tohorah
(Heb., ‘purification’). The Jewish ceremony of washing the dead before burial. The justification for tohorah is the Ecclesiastes verse, ‘As he came, so shall he go’ (5. 15).
Progressive Jews
have abandoned the practice. See also
PURITY
.
Progressive Jews
have abandoned the practice. See also
PURITY
.
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