Asherah
Americannoun
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an ancient Semitic goddess, sometimes identified with Ashtoreth and Astarte, worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
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any of various upright wooden objects serving as a sacred symbol of Asherah.
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These include the veneration of El, the head of the pantheon and often associated with Yahweh, and of Yahweh’s consort Asherah, the storm god Baal, the fertility goddess Astarte, and many others.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Ms. Martin, along with artist Asherah Weiss, worked with students at West Side on a project they called “PepToc”.
From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 22, 2022
Her videos feature her and her daughter Asherah, 9, cooking a pound cake and laughing and later playing “The Cup Song” at the kitchen table of their D.C. home.
From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021
Near the house of Gideon's own father stood an altar to Baal, and the image of Asherah.
From The Wonder Book of Bible Stories by Marshall, Logan
As Baal was associated with sun-worship, so was the Asherah with that of the moon; 2 Kings xxi.
From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas
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