Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 18: Judith The Challoner Revision Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Judith This eBook was produced by David Widger from etext #1581 prepared by Dennis McCarthy, Atlanta, Georgia and Tad Book, student, Pontifical North American College, Rome "The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 18: Judith" is a historical account likely written in the late 16th to early 17th century, reflecting the religious and cultural milieu of its time. This book is part of the canonical texts of the Bible, specifically within the Old Testament, and it tells the story of Judith, a Jewish heroine whose courage and faith lead to the salvation of her people from their enemies. The narrative centers around Judith, a widow renowned for her beauty and piety, living under the threat of the Assyrian general Holofernes. Faced with the siege of her city Bethulia, Judith boldly devises a plan to save her people. She infiltrates the enemy camp under the guise of surrendering, ultimately gaining Holofernes' trust. In a dramatic turn, Judith beheads him while he is intoxicated, leading to a panic among the Assyrian forces and triggering their retreat. The story concludes with Judith celebrated as a national heroine, affirming the significance of faith and divine intervention in the struggles of the Jewish people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bible. Apocrypha. Judith BS Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 94618 2025-10-04T05:29:22.055128 text/html 94439 2025-01-11T03:13:38.787258 text/html 97546 2025-10-04T05:29:25.956105 application/epub+zip 96407 2025-10-04T05:29:23.615184 application/epub+zip 96408 2025-10-04T05:29:22.600155 application/epub+zip 241369 2025-10-04T05:29:27.613117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232438 2025-10-04T05:29:25.366150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184459 2022-09-04T09:56:19.424107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78592 2025-10-04T05:29:21.830171 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73517 2020-12-26T14:44:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17035 2025-10-04T05:29:27.729103 application/rdf+xml 16384 2025-10-04T05:29:23.089123 image/jpeg 3963 2025-10-04T05:29:22.843143 image/jpeg 27425 2020-12-26T14:44:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 94454 2025-10-04T05:29:22.063126 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog