Judith 8:1 kjva — Now at that time Judith heard thereof, which was the daughter of Merari, the son of Ox, the son of Joseph, the son of O…

Judith 8:1 in the King James Version with Apocrypha reads: “Now at that time Judith heard thereof, which was the daughter of Merari, the son of Ox, the son of Joseph, the son of Ozel, the son of Elcia, the son of Ananias, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Acitho, the son of Eliu, the son of Eliab, the son of Nathanael, the son of Samael, the son of Salasadal, the son of Israel.”

Judith 8:1 is found in the Apocrypha, in the book of Judith, chapter 8, verse 1.

Judith is traditionally attributed to Anonymous. A historicized novella; many of its geographical and chronological details (e.g. "Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians") read as deliberately stylized. It was written c. 150–100 BC.

Judith tells the story of a devout widow whose beauty, faith, and cunning save the besieged city of Bethulia. She enters the camp of the Assyrian general Holofernes, charms him with words and wine, and beheads him in his tent — turning the invading army to rout. The book is a stirring meditation on courage, prayer, and God's willingness to deliver his people through unlikely hands.

Judith explores themes including Deliverance, Courage, Faith, God's Power, Prayer. These themes shape the meaning and context of Judith 8:1.

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Judith 8:1 reads (KJVA): “Now at that time Judith heard thereof, which was the daughter of Merari, the son of Ox, the son of Joseph, the son of Ozel, the son of Elcia, the son of Ananias, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Acitho, the son of Eliu, the son of Eliab, the son of Nathanael, the son of Samael, the son of Salasadal, the son of Israel.” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.