“That same day, Tobit remembered the money which he had left in trust with Gabael at Rages in Media. He said to himself. ‘Now I have asked for death. Why do I not call my son Tobias? I can explain to him about the money before I die.’ Then he called his son Tobias. When he came to him, he said.
‘My son,
When I die,
Give me a proper burial.
Honor your mother.
Do not abandon her all the days of your life.
Do whatever pleases her.
Do not grieve her in anything.
Remember her, my son,
Because she faced many dangers for you
While you were in her womb.
When she dies,
Bury her beside me in the same grave.’”
Tobit continued his obsession with his death. He remembered the money he had left with Gabael in Media. He wanted to tell his son about this money before he died. When his son, Tobias, came to him, he told him that he wanted a proper burial. At the same time, he wanted his son to honor his mother. He wanted him not to give her much grief. There is no indication of his age so far, but you know how teenagers can be. On top of that, there is an indication that the pregnancy with him was difficult. Tobit wanted his wife to be buried in the same grave as himself.
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