Judith

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Judith is a Christian women's given name, which comes from Hebrew word Yəhûḏîṯ, meaning either "praised one" or "a woman from Judea". The name's popularity goes back to the story told below.

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In first half of the I millennium BC, an Assyrian king, Nebuchadnezzar, wanted to conquer Israel. An Israeli woman, called Judith, went to Nabuchodonozor's general, Holofernes, and offered that she will have sex with him. Holofernes used to drink wine before sex. When he was drunk, Judith cut off his head and saved Israel.

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