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  • 131Book of Judith —     Book of Judith     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Judith     HISTORY     Nabuchodonosor, King of Nineveh, sends his general Holofernes to subdue the Jews. The latter besieges them in Bethulia, a city on the southern verge of the Plain of… …

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  • 132St. Ephraem —     St. Ephraem     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Ephraem     (EPHREM, EPHRAIM).     Born at Nisibis, then under Roman rule, early in the fourth century; died June, 373. The name of his father is unknown, but he was a pagan and a priest of the… …

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