
Asherah and the Asherim: Goddess or Cult Symbol?
Jul 23, 2024 · Asherah and the Asherim: Goddess or Cult Symbol? Exploring the Biblical and archaeological evidence. This four-tiered cult stand found at Tanaach is thought to represent …
Professors Clash Over Controversial 3,000-Year-Old ‘Yahweh’ Idol
Aug 1, 2020 · A professor of archaeology has claimed a 3,000-year-old clay head idol represents the Jewish god Yahweh. However, two other archaeologists have challenged this …
Yahweh - Wikipedia
Yahweh [a] was an ancient Levantine deity worshiped in Israel and Judah as the primary deity and the head of the pantheon of the polytheistic religion of Yahwism. [4] [5] [6] Though no …
Why was the worship of Baal and Asherah a constant struggle for …
Aug 28, 2022 · Throughout the Old Testament, we read accounts of idol worship among the Israelites, especially the worship of Baal and Asherah, or sometimes Baal and Ashtoreth. The …
Yahweh and the Other Gods: Understanding Biblical Idolatry
Jan 31, 2025 · An idol was primarily a means of contact with a god, much like the temples of Judaism were a means of contacting Yahweh. Even if Paul did not intend this reading and was …
Why did Israel prepare victuals for idols and called YHWH "My …
It seems Israel prepared victuals for idols and called YHWH "My Baal" because they were in their backsliden state. The Prophet is crying in Hosea 2 against a nation that had rejected God. In …
Foreign gods and idols - Bible Hub
In the biblical narrative, foreign gods and idols represent the deities and religious practices of nations surrounding Israel, often leading the Israelites into idolatry and away from the worship …
Yahweh as a Donkey-Headed God: An Examination of …
Feb 26, 2025 · This study explores the archaeological evidence of a donkey-headed Yahweh idol found in the holiest of holies, the syncretic relationship between Yahweh and the Egyptian god …
Biblical Contradiction #27. Are Yahweh and El the same god or …
Jan 27, 2013 · The Hebrew of Genesis 17:1 has Yahweh exclaim: “I am El Shaddai,” and Exodus 6:2-3 reads: “I am Yahweh and I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El Shaddai, …
Idolatry - Jewish Virtual Library
An idol, in the pagan mind, was a living and feeling being. The idol was not necessarily equivalent to the god; the god had a separate (though not independent) existence from the idol. The …