Judith 5:7-9

New Catholic Bible

⁷ At one time they settled in Mesopotamia because they refused to follow the gods of their ancestors who lived in Chaldea. ⁸ Since they had abandoned the ways of their ancestors and worshiped the God of heaven, the God they had come to know, they were banished from the presence of the gods of their forefathers. As a result, they fled to Mesopotamia, where they dwelt for a long time. ⁹ But their God commanded them to depart from the place where they were living and to migrate to Canaan.

“They settled there and acquired great wealth in gold and silver and vast herds of livestock. Read full chapter