Judith 16:21-25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Renown and Death of Judith. 21 When those days were over, all of them returned to their inheritance. Judith went back to Bethulia and remained on her estate. For the rest of her life she was renowned throughout the land. 22 Many wished to marry her, but she gave herself to no man all the days of her life from the time her husband, Manasseh, died and was gathered to his people. 23 Her fame continued to increase, and she lived in the house of her husband, reaching the advanced age of one hundred and five.[a](A) She set her maid free. And when she died in Bethulia, they buried her in the cave of her husband, Manasseh;(B) 24 and the house of Israel mourned her for seven days.[b](C) Before she died, she distributed her property to the relatives of her husband, Manasseh, and to her own relatives.(D)
25 (E)During the lifetime of Judith and for a long time after her death, no one ever again spread terror[c] among the Israelites.
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- 16:23 One hundred and five: long life was a sign of blessing (see Jb 42:16; Prv 16:31; 20:29). The fact that the Maccabean period was one hundred and five years long (168–63 B.C.) may account for assigning this age to Judith.
- 16:24 Seven days: the customary period for mourning the dead (1 Sm 31:13).
- 16:25 Spread terror: Judith is compared to the heroes of the Book of Judges (cf. Jgs 3:11, 30).
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