Judith

The Heroine of Bethulia

También conocido como: Judith

Los patriarcasMatriarch?

Judith is mentioned in Genesis as one of Esau's wives. She was the daughter of the Hittite Beeri and married Esau, which caused grief for his parents Isaac and Rebekah. The name Judith means 'praised' or 'from Judah'.

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CónyugeEsau

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Esau's Marriage

Esau took Judith, the daughter of the Hittite Beeri, as his wife when he was forty years old.

Gn 26:34 Ver en contexto →

34When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

וַיְהִ֤י עֵשָׂו֙ בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וַיִּקַּ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ אֶת־יְהוּדִ֔ית בַּת־בְּאֵרִ֖י הַֽחִתִּ֑י וְאֶת־בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת בַּת־אֵילֹ֖ן הֽ͏ַחִתִּֽי׃ ‬

A Source of Grief for Isaac and Rebekah

Judith and Basemath, Esau's Hittite wives, were a bitter grief to Isaac and Rebekah because of their pagan background.

Gn 26:34 Ver en contexto →

34When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Gn 26:35 Ver en contexto →

35They were a bitter grief to Isaac and Rebekah.

וַתִּהְיֶ֖יןָ מֹ֣רַת ר֑וּחַ לְיִצְחָ֖ק וּלְרִבְקָֽה׃ ס ‬

Rebekah's Concern about Hittite Women

Rebekah expressed her frustration to Isaac over the Hittite women and feared that Jacob would also marry one of the daughters of Canaan.

Gn 27:46 Ver en contexto →

46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from the Hittite women, such as these, from the daughters of this land, what good is my life to me?"

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רִבְקָה֙ אֶל־יִצְחָ֔ק קַ֣צְתִּי בְחַיַּ֔י מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנ֣וֹת חֵ֑ת אִם־לֹקֵ֣חַ יַ֠עֲקֹב אִשָּׁ֨ה מִבְּנֽוֹת־חֵ֤ת כָּאֵ֙לֶּה֙ מִבְּנ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ לָ֥מָּה לִּ֖י חַיִּֽים׃ ‬

Isaac Sends Jacob Away

Because of the experiences with Esau's Hittite wives, including Judith, Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-Aram to find a wife from his own family.

Gn 28:1 Ver en contexto →

1Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and charged him: "Do not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

וַיִּקְרָ֥א יִצְחָ֛ק אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹת֑וֹ וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן׃ ‬

Gn 28:2 Ver en contexto →

2Get up and go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and take a wife from there, from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

ק֥וּם לֵךְ֙ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֔ם בֵּ֥יתָה בְתוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֣י אִמֶּ֑ךָ וְקַח־לְךָ֤ מִשָּׁם֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֥י אִמֶּֽךָ׃ ‬

Gn 28:3 Ver en contexto →

3May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become a company of peoples.

וְאֵ֤ל שַׁדַּי֙ יְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֹֽתְךָ֔ וְיַפְרְךָ֖ וְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהָיִ֖יתָ לִקְהַ֥ל עַמִּֽים׃ ‬

Gn 28:4 Ver en contexto →

4May he give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, so that you may take possession of the land where you now live as a stranger, the land God gave to Abraham."

וְיִֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙ אֶת־בִּרְכַּ֣ת אַבְרָהָ֔ם לְךָ֖ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣ אִתָּ֑ךְ לְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מְגֻרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃ ‬

Mencionado en la Biblia (1)

Génesis 26:34