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Holofernes

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Holofer'nes. Holofernes, or more correctly, Olofernes, was, according to the book of Judith, a general of Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyrians, Judith 2:4, who was slain by the Jewish heroine, Judith, during the siege of Bethulia. (B.C. 350).

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Holofernes'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​h/holofernes.html. 1901.
 
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