This passage from Tobit recounts Tobiah's arrival at the house of his kinsman Raguel in Ecbatana, accompanied by "Brother Azariah." Upon discovering Tobiah is the son of their relative Tobit, Raguel and his family express great emotion and hospitality. The focus quickly shifts to Tobiah's request to marry Raguel's daughter, Sarah, despite the tragic history of her previous seven husbands dying on their wedding night, leading to Raguel's initial hesitant but ultimately accepting response based on the law of Moses and heavenly decree. The text concludes with the formalization of the marriage contract and the start of the wedding festivities, highlighting the emotional goodbyes between Sarah and her mother.
