At NY's Morgan Library and Museum through June, intricate manuscripts dating from the Middle Ages until today show how famine and a refugee led to the rise of the House of David

Centuries before Judah Maccabi led his uprising, biblical prophetess Judith headed off (literally) Israel's enemies, which is why some eat dairy during the weeklong holiday

Painting depicting grisly scene of Jewish widow Judith beheading sleeping Assyrian general purchased 2 days before it was due to go under the hammer in France

Eriq Turquin values painting of grisly scene in which Jewish widow Judith beheads sleeping Assyrian general at $170 million; now on show in Paris, it goes on sale June 27

Photographer Dikla Laor uses her Golan Heights home as backdrop to reimagine heroines from the Bible -- some of whom are not even named

Have you ever wondered about the biblical woman who became the matriarch of all future generations of people? Probably not -- until now