The document discusses several instances from the Bible where women decapitated or killed men by removing or damaging their heads. It mentions Judith decapitating Holofernes, Yael driving a stake through Sisera's temple, Haman and his sons being hanged after Esther informed the king of Haman's plot, and Delilah cutting Samson's hair to weaken him for the Philistines. The author notes that while these stories show women can be great fighters, it's important not to lose one's own head.

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Don’t lose your head
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Woman are notorious in the Bible for taking men’s heads—and I mean taking
them!
I assume the photo above is Judith who according to the Apocrypha decapitated
General Holofernes as he encamped around and planned to attack a Judean city.

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Similarly, in the book of Judges, Yael kills Canaanite General Sisera by driving a
stake through his temple upon his fleeing the battle with the Israelites led by
Barak and the prophetess, Deborah.
In the book of Esther, the evil Haman (a decent of Amalek) and his 10 sons are
hung from the gallows after he falls on Queen Esther bed upon her informing
King Ahasuerus of Haman’s plot to kill her and all the Jews of the Persian
Empire.
Of course, Delilah cut off Samson’s Nazarite hair thereby taking away his super
strength from G-d and allowing the Philistines to capture him, gouge out his
eyes and eventually ending in Samson’s death when he brought down the pillars
of their temple collapsing it all on the Philistine enemies.
The great news is that women are awesome fighters, the bad news is that your
head is a very valuable thing to lose. 😉