Apocrypha · Tobit 12:15, 19

Raphael: 'ye did see a vision'

ReferenceTobit 12:15, 19

Writtenc. 250–175 BCE

SetAssyrian exile, 700s BCE

I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels… All these days I did appear unto you; but I did neither eat nor drink, but ye did see a vision.

Translation: KJV Apocrypha

Read it literally

A traveling companion for weeks who admits he was a projection the whole time. Seven top-rank beings. Raphael also tells Tobias how to use fish organs to drive off a demon and cure blindness.

What scholars say

A Jewish novella; in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles.

Looks like technology Spirits and jinn

People and places hereTobit and Tobias

Quick answers about Tobit 12:15, 19

Where is Tobit 12:15, 19 found?

Tobit 12:15, 19 (Apocrypha). Translation quoted: King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with Apocrypha.

When was Tobit 12:15, 19 written?

c. 250–175 BCE.

What do scholars say about Tobit 12:15, 19?

A Jewish novella; in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles.

Sources

King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with ApocryphaPrimary text
Tobit 12:15–19, King James Version (1611) ApocryphaPrimary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

Updated October 2026