Holofernes
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For other uses, see Holofernes (disambiguation).
In the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, Holofernes (Ancient Greek: Ὀλοφέρνης; Hebrew: הולופרנס) was an invading Assyrian general, known for having been beheaded by Judith, a Jewish widow who entered his camp and decapitated him while he was drunk.
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