YHWH had a Wife
God of the Israelites in the Hebrew Bible, and you shall have no other gods before him. But did some ancient Israelites worship another god, Asherah Archaeological evidence suggests that some Israelites may have believed YHWH had a consort or wife. Support the show on Patreon Twitter: andrewmarkhenry Instagram: Sources: William Devers, Did God Have a Wife Eerdmans, 2005. William Dever, Archaeology and Ancient Israelite Iconography: Did Yahweh Have a Face in A. M. Maeir and P. de Miroschedji (editor), I will Speak the Riddles of Ancient Times: Archaeological and Historical Studies in Honor of Amihai Mazar, 461. Judith Hadley, The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah: Evidence for a Hebrew Goddess, Cambridge University Press, 2000. Critical Review of William Devers book: http
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