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The Book of Judith is a story of a Jewish widow who saves Jerusalem from an Assyrian general by killing him. It is included in the Septuagint and the Catholic and Orthodox Old Testament, but not in the Hebrew Bible or the Protestant apocrypha.

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Learn about Judith, the Hebrew woman who saved Israel from the Assyrians by beheading their general in his tent. Discover her characteristics, strategies, and legacy in this article based on the book of Judith.

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A literary masterpiece of a national drama in two parts, depicting the threat and the deliverance of Israel from the Assyrian army. Judith, a pious and wise woman, triumphs over the general Holofernes and inspires the people to resist the pagan oppression.

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A historical fiction that tells the story of God's deliverance of the Jewish people by a female heroine, Judith. Learn about the book's authorship, historical context, literary features, and theological significance.

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Like Jael, who drove a tent peg through the head of Sisera , Judith kills an enemy general. Like Deborah (Jgs 4-5), Judith "judges" Israel in the time of military crisis. Like Sarah, the mother of Israel's future , Judith's beauty deceives foreigners, with the result that blessings redound to Israel (Gn 12:11-20). Her Hebrew name

https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Book-Judith
An apocryphal book about a Jewish woman who saves her people from the Assyrians. Learn about its text, date, historicity, setting, plot, characters, themes and significance.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/biblical-literature/Judith
Judith is a fictional Jewish woman who saved her people from the Assyrians by beheading their commander Holofernes. The book of Judith is an apocryphal story of her deed, written in Hebrew and translated into Greek, possibly in the Persian period.

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Judith is a feminine name derived from Hebrew, meaning "Jewish woman". It has been used in the Bible, European royalty, literature, art and more. Learn about its popularity, ratings, name days and related names.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/judith-biblical-widow-infiltrated-army-beheaded-holofernes
Judith was a widow who saved her people by infiltrating the enemy camp and killing Holofernes, the leader of Nebuchadnezzar's army. Learn about her story, its inspiration for artists, and its place in the apocryphal works of the Septuagint.

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The oldest extant text of Judith is the preservation of 15:1-7 inscribed on a third-century A.D. potsherd. Whatever the reasons, the rabbis did not count Judith among their scriptures, and the Reformation adopted that position. The early Church, however, held this book in high honor. The first-century Pope, St. Clement of Rome, proposes

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/judith-a-remarkable-heroine-part-2/
Learn about Judith, the courageous and devout widow who saved Israel from the Assyrians by beheading their general. Explore her genealogy, prayer, theology and legacy in this two-part article.

https://womeninthebible.net/women-bible-old-new-testaments/judith/
Nebuchadnezzar takes revenge (Book of Judith 1-7:32)There is a war between two ancient kings, Nebuchadnezzar and Arphaxad - see Bad Men in the Bible: Nebuchadnezzar for information about Babylon and its king.. At the start of this war Nebuchadnezzar orders all the city states in surrounding kingdoms to send him a levy of soldiers, but they flout his command.

https://www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/judith/
Judith is a biblical book named after a pious widow who saves her people from a foreign invasion by seducing and killing the enemy general. Learn about Judith's controversial role, her lies, her beauty, and her historical context.

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Book_of_Judith
A deuterocanonical book about a widow who saves Israel from Assyria by beheading the enemy general. Learn about the book's setting, date, summary, and historical and literary significance.

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The Book of Judith is an apocryphal work that tells of a heroic woman who seduces and kills an enemy general, saving Israel from oppression. The book was not mentioned by any Jewish sources until the medieval period, when Judith's character became a subject of discussion in legal works, talmudic commentaries, and liturgical poems. During this period, the story began to become associated with

https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Judith-Chapter-1/
Judith chapter 1 KJV (King James Version) 1 In the twelfth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, who reigned in Nineve, the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the Medes in Ecbatane,. 2 And built in Ecbatane walls round about of stones hewn three cubits broad and six cubits long, and made the height of the wall seventy cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits:

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Read the eighth chapter of Judith, a book in the Old Testament, about the heroine who saved her people from the Assyrians. Learn about her family, her faith, her wisdom, and her plan to rescue Bethulia.

https://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/103019/jewish/The-Story-of-Yehudit.htm
in support of respectful meditation The ancient story of Yehudit or Judith is one of remarkable bravery, selflessness and faith that speaks to the universal qualities that enable individuals to step out of themselves and perform unusually heroic acts that serve to liberate the besieged communities in which they live. That this centuries old story has survived, is a miracle in itself, if you

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judith/9
CHAPTER 9. The Prayer of Judith. * 1 Judith fell prostrate, put ashes upon her head, and uncovered the sackcloth she was wearing. Just as the evening incense was being offered in the temple of God in Jerusalem, Judith cried loudly to the Lord: a 2 "Lord, God of my father Simeon, into whose hand you put a sword to take revenge upon the foreigners * who had defiled a virgin by violating her

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Book-of-Judith
Learn about the apocryphal book of Judith, which tells the story of a Jewish widow who beheads an Assyrian general during a siege. Explore the historical and literary context, the artistic representations, and the apocalyptic themes of this work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_(given_name)
Judith is a female name of Hebrew origin meaning "praised" or "Woman of Judea". It has many variants and is used in different languages and cultures. See the list of people and fictional characters named Judith.

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Judith 1. Revised Standard Version. Arphaxad Fortifies Ecbatana. 1 In the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnez′zar, who ruled over the Assyrians in the great city of Nin′eveh, in the days of Arphax′ad, who ruled over the Medes in Ecbat′ana— 2 he is the king who built walls about Ecbat′ana with hewn stones three cubits thick and

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2024/05/judith-jones-the-editor-book-review-julia-child-edna-lewis/678519/
Judith's passion for cooking has helped countless Americans cook for fun, exploration, and connection. At the start of her career, this would have seemed highly unlikely. In the 1950s, major

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GUEST OVERVIEW: Judith Brown is a retired nurse who managed refugee health in Africa and Middle East. After retiring in 2001, she felt she had been deceived by the media and politicians, so she undertook a PhD in media censorship. Since then, she has undertaken other media research. After the Covid

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New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition. Arphaxad Fortifies Ecbatana. 1 It was the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled over the Assyrians in the great city of Nineveh. In those days Arphaxad ruled over the Medes in Ecbatana. 2 He built walls around Ecbatana with hewn stones three cubits thick and six cubits long; he made