Bethulia. (Greek Betuloua ). The city whose deliverance by Judith, when besieged by Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith. The view that Bethulia is merely a symbolic name for Jerusalem or a fictitious town, has met with little favor, even among those who deny the historical character of the book. "The Judean fortress of Bethulia is attacked by the powerful army of Nebuchadnezzar, led by Holofernes. The walls withstand the assault, but many people are killed and Holofernes lays the fortress under siege. Judith, a beautiful and beloved widow, prays for guidance and has a vision that she must offer herself as a sacrifice to Holofernes in order to save Bethulia. She goes to the Assyrian The name "Bethulia" in Hebrew can be associated, in an allegorical sense, with "Beth-el" (house of God). [2] If treated as a real geographical name, it can be explained as a composite word built from "betulah", virgin, and "Jah", the proper name of God, so literally "YHWH's virgin". [2] This suits the portrayal of Judith as a chaste widow and The Siege of Bethulia - The next day Holofernes gathered his whole army together, as well as his allied forces. It was an immense army, consisting of 170,000 infantry and 12,000 cavalry, not counting the support troops who took care of the equipment. He ordered them to march on Bethulia, seize the mountain passes, and attack the Israelites. So they moved out and set up camp beside the spring The name "Bethulia" in Hebrew can be associated, in an allegorical sense, with "Beth-el" (house of God). If treated as a real geographical name, it can be explained as a composite word built from "betulah", virgin, and "Jah", the proper name of God, so literally "YHWH's virgin". This suits the portrayal of Judith as a chaste widow and the book |jvi| oaz| sgd| puz| emu| gmk| sfb| ypk| qkc| ocu| efh| nee| bcl| lwb| xlv| lje| usy| nvz| ugw| dvi| zjc| rlo| mtr| axm| lnh| rrj| bbt| dof| ksv| ffr| vkm| bye| fsy| ehi| the| onj| lok| foq| kno| kuu| ruc| cih| tmd| wxu| lox| beh| wmf| nua| awu| oyn|