Judith is the heroine of the Book of Judith, one of the Apocryphal books of the Old Testament. The book was probably composed between 107 B.C. and 78 B.C. The Assyrian general Holofernes attacked the Jews and laid siege to the town of Bethulia. The Jews were in despair, but Judith saved them. She went to Holofernes, and her beauty won his favor. On their third night together, she cut off his head while he was asleep. As a result, his forces fled.
