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For three months the people continued feasting in Jerusalem before the sanctuary, and Judith remained with them.
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After this they all returned home to their own inheritances. Judith went to Bethulia, and remained on her estate. For the rest of her life she was honored throughout the whole country.
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Many desired to marry her, but she gave herself to no man all the days of her life after her husband Manasseh died and was gathered to his people.
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She became more and more famous, and grew old in her husband's house, reaching the age of one hundred five. She set her maid free. She died in Bethulia, and they buried her in the cave of her husband Manasseh;
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and the house of Israel mourned her for seven days. Before she died she distributed her property to all those who were next of kin to her husband Manasseh, and to her own nearest kindred.
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