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She became increasingly famous and grew old in her husband's house, reaching the advanced age of 105. She set her trusted servant free and died in Bethulia. They buried her in her husband Manasseh's cave,
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and the house of Israel mourned her for seven days. Before she died, she divided her property among all the relatives of Manasseh her husband, and among her own relatives.
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No one terrified the Israelites again during Judith's lifetime or for a long time after her death.