Nasbas
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Nasbas Apparently the nephew of Achiacharus, who was the nephew of Tobit ( Tob 11:18 ). He came with Achiacharus to the wedding of Tobias. About his identity there is some little uncertainty. The Vulgate speaks of him as brother of Achiacharus, while others have regarded the two as identical. It has been suggested also that he is the same as Aman or Nadan, the ward of Achiacharus ( Tob 14:10 ), in which case the uncle adopted the nephew and brought him up as his son.
T. A. Moxon.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
nas´bas ( Νασβᾶς , Nasbás , Codex Sinaiticus Ναβάδ , Nabád , read by Fritzsche): A name otherwise unknown. It occurs only in Tobit 11:18 , "And Achiacharus, and Nasbas his brother's son," came to Tobit's wedding. Opinions are divided as to whether he was "brother's son" of Tobit or Achiacharus. the King James Version margin gives the suggestion of Junius, "Achiacharus who is also called Nasbas," thus identifying Nasbas with Achiacharus, which might gain support from Tobit 1:22 where Achiacharus is mentioned as "brother's son" of Tobit. See Achiacharus; Aman . Codex Sinaiticus reads "Achiacharus and Nabad his brother's sons," which is corrected by another hand to "brother's son" ( ἐξάδελφος , exádelphos ). The Itala gives " Nabal avunculus ("maternal uncle") illius"; the, Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) " Nabath consobrini ("cousins") Tobiae"; Syriac " Laban his sister's son." This person is probably identical with the "Aman" of Tobit 14:10 (see variety of readings under Aman ) and the nephew in Harris' Story of Ahikar and His Nephew .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
( Νασβάς , Vulg. Nabath), the nephew of robit who came with Achiacharus to the wedding of Tobias ( Tobit 11:18). Grotius considers him the same with Achiacharus the son of Anael, but according to the Vulgate they were brothers. The margin of the A.V. gives "Junius" as the equivalent of Nasbas.
