Who or What Was Yahweh’s Asherah?

New inscriptions from two different sites have reopened the debate about the meaning of asherah, a term often used in the Bible. Is it—or she—a goddess? Is it a holy place? Or perhaps a sacred tree? Or a pole? Or possibly a grove of trees? All these suggestions have been proposed at one time […]...

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Main Author: Lemaire, André (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1984
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 1984, Volume: 10, Issue: 6
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Summary:New inscriptions from two different sites have reopened the debate about the meaning of asherah, a term often used in the Bible. Is it—or she—a goddess? Is it a holy place? Or perhaps a sacred tree? Or a pole? Or possibly a grove of trees? All these suggestions have been proposed at one time […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review