# Ben-Tovit — Short Fiction character guide

> Ben-Tovit in Short Fiction by Leonid Andreyev.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

A biblical-era character in a story of faith and doubt.

## In the story

### [On the Day of the Crucifixion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/on-the-day-of-the-crucifixion)

A Jerusalem tradesman whose severe toothache consumes his attention on the day of the crucifixion, making him indifferent to the suffering of Jesus.

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