The brother of Tobit (Tobit 1:21–22). Sennacherib, the King of Assyria, died in 681 BC. After this, Anael’s son Ahikar was appointed by the Assyrian king Esarhaddon to a high court position in Nineveh.
Anael
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.