2022年8月28日 · The problem of Baal and Asherah worship was finally solved after God removed Israel from the Promised Land. Due to the Israelites’ idolatry and disregard of the law, God brought the nations of Assyria and Babylon against them in an act of judgment.

Ashtarte was the chief goddess of the Sidonians, among whom she was worshiped as an independent divinity, and also under the name "Ashtarte of the name of Baal," as a counterpart of Baal (compare "C. I. S." i. 3 and "Hebraica," x. 33).

Ashtoreth. the moon goddess of the Phoenicians, representing the passive principle in nature, their principal female deity; frequently associated with the name of Baal, the sun-god, their chief male deity ( Judges 10:6; 1 Samuel 7:4; 12:10). These names often occur in the plural (Ashtaroth, Baalim), probably as indicating either different ...

Baal was the primary male deity, known as the sun or the storm god, while Asherah, the primary female deity, was known as the moon goddess. There were a couple of primary reasons that the Israelites fell so easily into the worship of Baal and Asherah in particular: sex and status.

2018年6月8日 · Ashtoreth is the preeminent goddess in the Bible, and the plural Ashtaroth is a generic term for goddesses, used together with *Baal (im) as a collective term for illicit worship (e.g., Judg. 2:13, "Baal and Ashtaroth"; i Sam. 7:3, "strange gods and Ashtaroth"; Judg. 10:6; i Sam. 7:4; 12:10, "Baalim and Ashtaroth").

Asherah was also identified as the moon goddess who belonged to the family of gods associated with Baal the sun god (Judges 3:7; 6:28). Worship to her included sexual immorality, prostitution, divination, and fortune telling.

2023年8月28日 · Considered the moon-goddess and a goddess of fertility, Asherah was often presented as a consort of Baal, the sun-god (Judges 3:7; 6:28; 10:6; 1 Samuel 7:4; 12:10). Asherah was also worshiped as the goddess of love and war and was sometimes linked with Anath, another Canaanite goddess.

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.

2023年8月23日 · Known in the Bible by the name Ashtoreth, Astarte is the queen of heaven. Idols made in her honor were called astaroth (plural of Ashtoreth). The goddess of beauty wedded Baal Hadad, the god of storms, who later became the supreme deity of Canaan.

Ashtoreths, also known as Asherah or Astarte in various cultures, were the female counterparts to the Baals. Ashtoreth was a goddess associated with fertility, love, and war, and her worship was widespread among the Canaanites and other neighboring peoples.