Assyrian siege of Bethulia
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The Assyrian siege of Bethulia is a pivotal episode in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, where the Assyrian army besieges a Jewish town, setting the stage for Judith’s daring assassination of the enemy general Holofernes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assyrian campaign against Bethulia | 1 |
| Assyrian siege of Bethulia canonical | 1 |
| siege of Bethulia | 1 |
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Target entity: Assyrian siege of Bethulia Context triple: [Book of Judith, narrativeEvent, Assyrian siege of Bethulia]
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Siege of Bethar
The Siege of Bethar was the climactic Roman assault in 135 CE that crushed the Bar Kokhba Revolt and marked the effective end of large-scale Jewish resistance to Roman rule in Judea.
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Siege of Samaria
The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
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Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
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siege of Rabbah
The siege of Rabbah was a biblical military campaign in which King David’s forces besieged the Ammonite capital of Rabbah, a setting notably associated with the story of Uriah the Hittite.
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Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Assyrian siege of Bethulia Target entity description: The Assyrian siege of Bethulia is a pivotal episode in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, where the Assyrian army besieges a Jewish town, setting the stage for Judith’s daring assassination of the enemy general Holofernes.
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A.
Siege of Bethar
The Siege of Bethar was the climactic Roman assault in 135 CE that crushed the Bar Kokhba Revolt and marked the effective end of large-scale Jewish resistance to Roman rule in Judea.
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B.
Siege of Samaria
The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
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C.
Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
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D.
siege of Rabbah
The siege of Rabbah was a biblical military campaign in which King David’s forces besieged the Ammonite capital of Rabbah, a setting notably associated with the story of Uriah the Hittite.
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E.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical event
ⓘ
fictional military siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Second Temple Jewish literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
apocryphal for most Protestant traditions
ⓘ
included in Catholic canon ⓘ included in Eastern Orthodox canon ⓘ |
| depicts | Assyrian general Holofernes as enemy of Israel ⓘ |
| describedIn | Book of Judith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Judith’s beheading of Holofernes
ⓘ
Judith’s infiltration of the Assyrian camp ⓘ display of Holofernes’ head on Bethulia’s walls ⓘ panic and rout of the Assyrian army ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Israelite counterattack on Assyrian camp
ⓘ
Judith’s return to Bethulia ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Assyrian army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inhabitants of Bethulia ⓘ |
| hasCause | Assyrian expansion under King Nebuchadnezzar in Book of Judith ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Holofernes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricStatus | generally regarded as non-historical ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Achior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judith NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozias NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzziah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Hebrew Bible tradition ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Bethulia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocationType | Jewish town ⓘ |
| hasMotivation | punishment of western nations for refusing to aid Nebuchadnezzar ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Assyrian withdrawal
ⓘ
death of Holofernes ⓘ deliverance of Bethulia ⓘ |
| hasStrategicGoal |
capture of Bethulia
ⓘ
opening the route to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
cutting off water supply
ⓘ
encirclement of the town ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
God’s protection of Israel
ⓘ
divine deliverance ⓘ faith versus despair ⓘ heroism of a woman ⓘ power of prayer and fasting ⓘ |
| hasUncertainLocation | Bethulia’s exact historical site is unknown ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | deuterocanonical story ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | sets stage for Judith’s assassination of Holofernes ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central episode of the Book of Judith ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Judith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Assyrian campaign in the western nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolizes | God’s victory over oppressive empires ⓘ |
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Subject: Assyrian siege of Bethulia Description of subject: The Assyrian siege of Bethulia is a pivotal episode in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, where the Assyrian army besieges a Jewish town, setting the stage for Judith’s daring assassination of the enemy general Holofernes.
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