The Persistence of Canaanite Religion
King Manasseh, "who led Judah into sin," placed an image of Asherah, the Canaanite fertility goddess, in the temple of the Lord (2 Kgs 21:7). New research on a forgotten Greek "travelogue" argues that Canaanite religion in general - and the cult of Asherah in particular - lasted...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholars Press
1976
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1976, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-36 |
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| Summary: | King Manasseh, "who led Judah into sin," placed an image of Asherah, the Canaanite fertility goddess, in the temple of the Lord (2 Kgs 21:7). New research on a forgotten Greek "travelogue" argues that Canaanite religion in general - and the cult of Asherah in particular - lasted until well into the Christian era. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3209414 |