Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Holofernes's Prayer and Achior

Apocrypha Book of Judith 7:1

That’s the kind of pressure the people of Bethulia were under in the Book of Judith. Chapter 7 opens with a powerful display of faith. The people, facing impossible odds against th...

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Bethulia in the Holy Land

Apocrypha Book of Judith 7:23

That feeling, that crushing weight of despair, is exactly where we find the Israelites in the Book of Judith. The Assyrian army, a seemingly endless sea of soldiers, tents, and cha...

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Joseph the Ruler

Apocrypha Book of Judith 8:1

The people of Bethulia certainly did. Their city was under siege, their water supply dwindling, and their morale...well, let's just say it wasn't great. But in the midst of this de...

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Rebuilding the Temple and the Covenant

Apocrypha Book of Judith 8:21

We find them in dire straits, besieged by the Assyrian army. Despair is setting in. They're starting to lose faith. And that's when Judith steps forward, her words a beacon in the ...

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Holofernes in Zion

Apocrypha Book of Judith 8:31

The city is under siege by the Assyrian army, led by the fearsome Holofernes. Water is running out. Panic is setting in. And the people, desperate, have demanded a solution. "But t...

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Entering the Land and Bethulia

Apocrypha Book of Judith 9:1

That’s the vibe Judith gives off in the Book of Judith, Chapter 9. She’s just laid out her audacious plan to the elders of Bethulia, this besieged city. They're desperate, right on...

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Holofernes Returns to God

Apocrypha Book of Judith 11:12

Flattery? Sure. But maybe… something more? We’re diving into the Book of Judith today, specifically Chapter 11. Judith, a courageous and beautiful widow, has just arrived in Holofe...

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Holofernes's Offering

Apocrypha Book of Judith 11:16

Judith, remember, is the brave and beautiful widow who's infiltrated the enemy camp of Holofernes, the Assyrian general laying siege to her city, Bethulia. She's pretending to be a...

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Kingdom of Holofernes and Bethulia

Apocrypha Book of Judith 11:19

Remember, we're in the middle of a siege. The Assyrian army, led by the fearsome Holofernes, has surrounded the Jewish city of Bethulia. Things are looking grim. And then, out of n...

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