Judith

Smith’s Bible Dictionary · William Smith, F. N. Peloubet, M. A. Peloubet

(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, ch. 11:21, courage and chastity. ch. 16:22 ff.

In other dictionaries

Read “Judith” in the 3 dictionaries

Source of the article

William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 1.3, based on the 1884 Peloubet revision with later digital enrichments preserved