Asherah, Yahweh’s wife – did the God of the Israelites have a wife?
Asherah (/ˈæʃərə/; Hebrew: אֲשֵׁרָה (ʾíšērā); Ugaritic: 𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎚 (ʾAṯiratu); Akkadian: Aširat; is a great goddess of ancient Semitic religion. She also appears in Hittite writings as Ašerdu(s) or Ašertu(s). For the Amorites was called Aṯeratum and Athiratu in Ugarit. Significantly, Yahweh and Asherah were a married couple in ancient Israel and Judah. Yahweh (or Jehovah) (Hebrew: … Read more