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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]
The conception of Asherah as the partner of Yahweh has stirred a lot of debate. [10] While the consensus view is that Asherah is separate from Yahwism, [63] most scholars have argued that Yahweh and Asherah were a consort pair according to some religions in the region. [6] [64] [8] [9]
Kuntillet Ajrud inscriptions – (9th–8th century BC) Jar and plaster inscriptions, stone incisions, and art with "Yahweh and his Asherah". Sefire steles (8th century BC) – described as "the best extrabiblical source for West Semitic traditions of covenantal blessings and curses". [47] Stele of Zakkur (8th century BC) – Mentions Hazael ...
The site then known as "Contellet Garaiyeh", was identified in 1869 by Edward Henry Palmer as "Gypsaria" on the Tabula Peutingeriana: "Our own route, however, from Contellet Garaiyeh to the ruins in Lussan, was, as may be seen from the map, within a mile or so of the distance between Gypsaria and Lysa; and our discovery at the first-mentioned place of the remains of an ancient fort, renders ...
Scholars believe Asherah is merely a cultic object or temple but others argue that it is a generic name for any consort of Yahweh. [ 16 ] Ronald Hendel argues a middle ground is possible, where the Asherah pole is a symbol of the eponymous goddess but is believed to be the mediator between the worshipper and Yahweh, where she becomes the ...
The Revadim Asherah is an artifact from Revadim representing a genre of Asherah figurines. [1] Like the inscriptions found at Khirbet el-Qom and Kuntillet Ajrud , these findings revealed Asherah's prominence in Canaanite and Hebrew religion.
Below Yahweh and Asherah were second tier gods and goddesses such as Baal, Shamash, Yarikh, Mot, and Astarte, all of whom had their priests and prophets and numbered royalty among their devotees. [5] A goddess called the " Queen of Heaven " was also worshiped: she was probably a fusion of Astarte and the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar , [ 38 ...
The ewer has been compared with a counterpart, a goblet also found in the Fosse Temple excavations at Lachish, displaying a similar motif with a pubic triangle replacing the tree between ibexes, supporting the notion that both were interchangeable in representing Asherah's aspect as a fertility goddess. [10] [14]