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Asherah
Asherah A goddess worshipped by the Canaanite predecessors of the Israelites to whom they were sometimes tempted to return. She was a mother-goddess and is mentioned in the Ras Shamra tablets, and images possibly representing her on a sacred pole are ordered to be destroyed by force in Deut. 12: 3. Queen Jezebel encouraged her cult in the northern kingdom (1 Kgs. 18: 19) as did Manasseh in the south (2 Kgs. 21: 7). In popular religion denounced by the prophets (Mic. 5: 12–13). Asherah was sometimes regarded as Yahweh's consort, whereas Yahweh of the official religion was not regarded as a sexual being.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Asherah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Asherah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Asherah.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Asherah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Asherah.html |
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Asherah
Asherah or Asheroth , Canaanite fertility goddess and the wooden cult symbol that represented her. She is the consort of El in the Ugaritic texts. Several passages in the Bible may refer to the planting of a tree as a symbol of Asherah, or the setting up of a wooden object as an asherah—the Hebrew words for "tree" and "wood" are the same. |
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"Asherah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Asherah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Asherah.html "Asherah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Asherah.html |
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Asherah
Asherah. A Canaanite goddess and a wooden cult figure. Asherah was the mother Goddess and apparently the consort to El, the father and creator of the gods.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Asherah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Asherah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Asherah.html JOHN BOWKER. "Asherah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Asherah.html |
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Asherah
Asherah a Canaanitish goddess; a tree-trunk or wooden post symbolizing this goddess, found in high places devoted to the worship of Baal.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Asherah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Asherah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Asherah.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Asherah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Asherah.html |
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