Tobit is a book of the [[Septuagint]] (Old Testament) for both Orthodoxy and [[Catholicism]] containing 14 chapters. The author of the book is unknown.This book tells the story of a righteous Israelite of the [[Tribe of Naphtali]] named Tobit(whose name means, [[media:Archangel Raphael.jpg|Archangel Raphael]]"My God") living in [[Nineveh]] after the deportation of the northern tribes of Israel to [[Assyria]] in 721 BC under Sargon II. (The first two and a half chapters are written in the first person while the rest in third person.) He was particularly noted for [[media:Archangel Raphael.jpg|Archangel Raphael]]his diligence in attempting to provide proper burials for fallen Israelites who had been slain by [[Sennacherib]], for which the king seized all his property and exiled him. After Sennacherib's death, he was allowed to return to Nineveh, but again buried a dead man who had been murdered on the street. That night, he slept in the open and was blinded by bird droppings that fell in his eyes. This put a strain on his marriage, and ultimately, he prayed for death.