James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Judith

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James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Judith


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JUDITH.—1. A wife of Esau, daughter of Beeri the Hittite (Gen_26:34; cf. Gen_36:2). 2. Daughter of Merari, of the tribe of Simeon (Gen_8:1 [cf. Num_1:6] hen 9:2); widow of Manassea of the same tribe. For the book of which she is the heroine see art. Apocrypha, § 9.