Book of Judith
book in the Septuagint, regarded as canonical in Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, but not in Judaism or some Christian traditions; narrates the story of Judith, a widow, who assassinates an enemy general, Holofernes
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book, included in the Septuagint and the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian Old Testament of the Bible.
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Quotes
edit- Your strength does not depend on numbers, nor your might on the powerful. But you are the God of the lowly, helper of the oppressed, upholder of the weak, protector of the forsaken, savior of those without hope.
- Judith 9:11 NRSV
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