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+ A word used in the Authorized Version, with two exceptions, to translate the mysterious Hebrew term Asherah, which is not a grove, but probably an idol or image of some kind.
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Asherah is gone, probably the other Gods in the Pantheon as well are all becoming absorbed into this deity whose name used to be Yahweh Sebaot, but now he’s become Yahweh Elohim, the Goddest of the Gods.
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"grove" is Asherah, that is, Assarak, Astarte, or Ashtaroth. by the green trees -- that is, near them: the sacred trees (idol symbols) of Astarte being placed in the midst of natural trees: "green trees" is thus distinguished from "groves," artificial trees.
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Version the word "Asherah" (q.v.) is introduced as a proper noun, the name of the wooden symbol of a goddess, with the plurals Asherim (Ex. 34: 13) and Asheroth (Judg.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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And judaism is a form of Canaanite religion that worships Yahweh the son of Asherah the mother goddess …
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The only reason people believe that Yahweh is “male” is because he was the “son” of the mother goddess Asherah the “true god (dess) and creator” of the Caananite religion.
Think Progress » ACLU will sue high school that canceled prom to stop lesbians from attending. 2010
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If more people studied history they would find that Yahweh was one of a pantheon 70 sons of the god El and goddess Asherah.
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As I mentioned earlier, the "tree of life" was in Biblical times a symbol of the Divine feminine (particularly the goddess Asherah), and trees were widespread objects of veneration.
How A Nice Jewish Boy Learned To Like Christmas ... Because Of Paganism 2010
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Even the menorah, symbol of Hanukkah, has been linked both to specific plants indigenous to the Land of Israel and to sexual symbolism that, in Biblical times, was associated with the highly pagan goddess Asherah.
How A Nice Jewish Boy Learned To Like Christmas ... Because Of Paganism 2010
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Even the menorah, symbol of Hanukkah, has been linked both to specific plants indigenous to the Land of Israel and to sexual symbolism that, in Biblical times, was associated with the highly pagan goddess Asherah.
Jay Michaelson: How A Nice Jewish Boy Learned To Like Christmas ... Because Of Paganism 2010
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