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Mentioned in WHS travel letter 1833-06-24

"The drawing room is decorated by scripture preces. Judith holding up the bloody head of Holofernes"

refers to the character in the book of Judith - this reference from WHS refers to the story of her beheading " Holofernes, the invading Assyrian general—in his own tent, with his own sword"

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Mentioned in WHS travel letter 1833-06-24 "The drawing room is decorated by scripture preces. Judith holding up the bloody head of Holofernes" refers to the character in the book of Judith - this reference from WHS refers to the story of her beheading " Holofernes, the invading Assyrian general—in his own tent, with his own sword"
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http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/judith-a-remarkable-heroine/
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Judith: A Remarkable Heroine
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