The term "Asherim" refers to sacred objects or symbols associated with the worship of the Canaanite goddess Asherah. In the Old Testament, Asherim are often mentioned in the context of idolatry and the Israelites' repeated lapses into pagan worship practices.

13th-century BC statuette depicting the goddess Asherah nursing the twins Shahar and Shalim. Her symbols, the sacred tree and the ibex, appear on her thighs. The figurine may have been held by women in childbirth. An Asherah pole is a sacred tree or pole that stood near Canaanite religious locations to honor the goddess Asherah. [1] .

2024年7月23日 · Asherah or asherim refer to more than just the person of the deity. These terms are often, especially in the Biblical texts, used for consecrated poles. These poles represent …

2019年12月30日 · These poles, or sometimes stylized trees, stood as a sacred monument and tribute to the Canaanite goddess, Asherah. According to Canaanite myth, this mother goddess created several gods in the Canaanite pantheon with the other creator god, El.

2023年8月28日 · 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 …

2022年11月28日 · 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. The goddess Asherah was the Canaanite deity of fertility. Her name means “she who enriches.”

Asherah was an important Goddess recognized across Northwest Semitic cultures. However, particularly in the Hebrew Bible, the term asherah and sometimes asherot, came to be identified with cultic wooden objects, sometimes referred to as asherah poles.

Asherah, along with Astarte and Anath, was one of the three great goddesses of the Canaanite pantheon. In Canaanite religion her primary role was that of mother goddess. Canaanites associated Asherah with sacred trees, an association also found in the Israelite tradition.

2022年1月4日 · An Asherah pole was a sacred tree or pole that stood near Canaanite religious locations to honor the pagan goddess Asherah, also known as Astarte. While the exact appearance of an Asherah pole is somewhat obscure, it is clear that the ancient Israelites, after entering the land of Canaan, were influenced by the pagan religion it represented.

Hebrew: אֲשֵׁרָה —transliteration: Asherah or 'asherah —meaning: a goddess of this name or an image of her. A sherah is one of the names of the sensual Canaanite goddess Astarte (aka Ashtoreth) (Greek: Ἀστάρτη), equivalent to the Assyrian goddess Ishtar.