Jewess, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and one of Esau’s wives (Gen. 26:34), elsewhere called Aholibamah (36:2-14).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Person
Judith
Name meaning: same as Judah (Hitchcock)
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(Jewess, or praised).
The daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and wife of Esau. (Genesis 26:34) (B.C. 1797.)
The heroine of the apocryphal book which bears her name, who appears as an ideal type of piety, Judith 8:6, beauty, ch. 11:21, courage and chastity. ch. 16:22 ff.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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