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That’s the feeling you get reading the Book of Judith, especially as our heroine approaches the enemy camp. Judith, remember, is the brave widow from Bethulia who's taken it upon h...
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...
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...
She's not just beautiful; she's divinely connected, and she knows it. Here, in chapter 11, she's laying the groundwork for her audacious plan to save her people. She's speaking to ...
We find Judith in the heart of the enemy camp, a dangerous place for anyone, let alone a woman whose people are besieged. But Judith? She's playing a different game. As the morning...
The Israelite city of Bethulia is under siege by the powerful Assyrian army led by the ruthless General Holofernes. Despair is setting in. Food and water are running low. But then,...
And in the Book of Judith, chapter 13, we see her rise to meet that challenge in a way that's both terrifying and inspiring. The tension is palpable. Judith, a brave and devout wid...
Then, a woman walks through those gates, carrying a bag...but what's inside is more shocking than anyone could imagine. We're talking about Judith, of course, and the story found i...
That’s what awaited Judith. The story goes that after Judith’s daring act, she and her maidservant made their way back to Bethulia. Can you picture it? The guards on the walls, pee...
