A town described in the book of Judith as being near Dothan on a hill over the plain of Esdraelon (Judith 4:6; 6:11). Nebuchadnezzar’s general, Holofernes, tried to control Bethulia by controlling its water sources (Judith 7:6–7).
Bethulia
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.