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In Akkadian texts, Asherah appears as Aširatu; though her exact role in the pantheon is unclear; as a separate goddess, Antu, was considered the wife of Anu, the god of Heaven. In contrast, ĘżAshtart is believed to be linked to the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar who is sometimes portrayed as the daughter of Anu. [50]
If El was the high God of Abraham—Elohim, the prototype of Yahveh—Asherah was his wife, and there are archaeological indications that she was perceived as such before she was in effect "divorced" in the context of emerging Judaism of the 7th century BCE. (See 2 Kings 23:15.) [12]
Did God Have a Wife? was intended as a popular work making available to the general public the evidence long known to Biblical archaeologists regarding ancient Israelite religion: namely that the Israelite God of antiquity (before 600 BCE), Yahweh, had a consort, that her name was Asherah, and that she was part of the Canaanite pantheon.
Asherah - Consort of God (wife of El), Yahweh. 1 Kings and 2 Kings; Ashtoreth – Ancient Near Eastern goddess that mentioned in Judges, 1 Kings, and 2 Kings; Atarah – second wife of Jerahmeel. I Chronicles [20] Athaliah – Queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for five years. II Kings, II ...
Pages in category "Asherah" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... Did God Have a Wife? Dione (mythology) H. The Hebrew Goddess; J. Jezebel;
Al-Lat was used as a title for the goddess Asherah or Athirat. [8] The word is akin to Elat, which was the name of the wife of the Semitic deity El. [9] A western Semitic goddess modeled on the Mesopotamian goddess Ereshkigal was known as Allatum, and she was recognized in Carthage as Allatu. [10] The goddess Allat's name is recorded as: [11] [12]
The final h on the construction yhwh šmrn w'šrth is "his" in "Yahweh and his Asherah." [14] [51] This is well-attested earlier [52] [full citation needed] but unusual in Biblical use with personal or divine names, raising the possibility that "Asherah" refers to some cultic object rather than a deity. [53]
Hera, wife of Zeus in ancient Greek religion and Queen of Gods; Asherah, wife of Yahweh (Canaanite deity) Frigg, wife of Odin and Queen of Asgard; Queen of Heaven, title of Mary, mother of Jesus; Bridal theology, Mystical Marriage with Jesus in the New Testament