Asherah pole
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An Asherah pole is a wooden cultic object or sacred tree associated with the worship of the Canaanite goddess Asherah, often mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as an idolatrous symbol to be destroyed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asherah pole canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultic object
ⓘ
idolatrous object ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Asherah
ⓘ
Canaanite religion ⓘ ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| commandedActionInHebrewBible |
burn
ⓘ
cut down ⓘ destroy ⓘ |
| condemnedIn |
Chronicles
ⓘ
Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy
Judges ⓘ Kings ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
ancient Near East ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cult symbol
ⓘ
sacred tree ⓘ wooden image ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Hebrew term "asherah" ⓘ |
| hasForm |
pole
ⓘ
sacred tree ⓘ |
| locationType |
high place
ⓘ
hilltop sanctuary ⓘ near altars ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| opposedBy |
Yahwistic monotheism
ⓘ
biblical prophets ⓘ |
| religiousContext | polytheism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
cultic worship
ⓘ
fertility worship ⓘ symbol of a goddess ⓘ |
| religiousProhibition | forbidden in Israelite law ⓘ |
| religiousStatusInHebrewBible |
abomination
ⓘ
idolatry ⓘ |
| ritualAssociation |
Canaanite high places
ⓘ
groves ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
exact form and appearance
ⓘ
whether it represented a tree or carved pole ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Asherah
ⓘ
Canaanite goddess ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age Levant
ⓘ
Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Canaanites
ⓘ
some ancient Israelites ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.