Bethulia

The Siege of Bethulia by Jacob van Swanenburg, c. 1615

Bethulia (Greek: Βαιτυλούᾳ, Baituloua; Hebrew: בתוליה) is a biblical "city whose deliverance by Judith, when besieged by Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith."[1]

  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainBechtel, Florentine Stanislaus (1907). "Bethulia". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.