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Judith

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Ju'dith. (Jewess, or praised).

1. The daughter of Beeri, the Hittite, and wife of Esau. Genesis 26:34. (B.C. 1797).

2. The heroine of the apocryphal book which bears her name, who appears as an ideal type of piety, Judith 8:6, beauty, Judith 11:21, courage and chastity. Judith 16:22. ff.

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Judith'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​j/judith.html. 1901.
 
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