Asherah Poles in Biblical Archaeology
Some biblical archaeologists have suggested that until the 6th century BC the Israelite peoples had household shrines, or at least figurines, of Asherah, which are strikingly common in the archaeological remains.
Raphael Patai identified the pillar figurines with Asherah in The Hebrew Goddess.
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