This story is told in the Book of Judith in the Old Testament. The condensed version is as follows: The Assyrians besiege the mountain stronghold of Bethulia, the situation for the people inside ...

National Geographic explores notable biblical figures in our ongoing series People in the Bible, as part of our coverage of the history of the Bible and the search for sacred texts. The story of ...

Gentileschi’s 1620 “Judith Beheading Holofernes” portrays an Old Testament story of the Israelite widow Judith who saved her people by assassinating the Assyrian general besieging her city.