- Asherah - Wikipedia
Asherah was a major goddess in ancient Northwest Semitic cultures, often associated with fertility, motherhood, and sacred trees Asherah was sometimes called Elat, the feminine equivalent of El, and held titles such as "holy" (qdš), "lady" (rbt), or "progenitress of the gods" (qnyt ỉlm)
- Asherah | Canaanite, Mother Goddess, Fertility | Britannica
Asherah, ancient West Semitic goddess, consort of the supreme god Her principal epithet was probably “She Who Walks on the Sea ” She was occasionally called Elath (Elat), “the Goddess,” and may have also been called Qudshu, “Holiness ”
- Who Is Asherah in the Bible? - Learn Religions
Asherah (or Ashtoreth), the Canaanite fertility goddess, was the mother of Baal—the supreme Canaanite god of fertility, sun, and storm Worship of Asherah in biblical times was widespread throughout Syria, Phoenicia, and Canaan
- Asherah: God’s Forgotten Wife - Ancient Origins
Asherah figures prominently as the wife of El—the supreme god—in a treasure trove of cuneiform texts found in the second millennium port city of Ugarit (in today’s Northern Syria)
- Who was Asherah? - GotQuestions. org
Asherah was the name of the chief female deity worshiped in ancient Syria, Phoenicia, and Canaan The Phoenicians called her Astarte, the Assyrians worshiped her as Ishtar, and the Philistines had a temple of Asherah (1 Samuel 31:10)
- Asherah: The goddess in ancient Semitic religions - World . . .
Asherah is a significant figure in the pantheon of ancient Semitic religions, associated with fertility, motherhood, and creation Her presence is documented across various cultures and regions, highlighting her role as a mother goddess and consort of prominent deities
- Topical Bible: Asherah
Asherah is a significant figure in the religious and cultural history of the ancient Near East, often associated with idolatry and pagan worship practices that the Israelites were repeatedly warned against in the Old Testament
- Asherah - World History Encyclopedia
In the Bronze Age, the Canaanite Asherah, known as Athirat, the wife of El and mother of the gods, was a principal deity in Tyre, and the connection of Asherah to the maternal goddess Astarte has been a long-standing theory among scholars
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