Tag Archives: Jehu
A Queen in Jerusalem
An Israelite Princess Athaliah (pronounced Ataliyah) was a young Israelite princess who married into the Davidic dynasty and rose-up to the prominent position of Queen Mother in Judah with first her husband and then her son ruling over the kingdom. What makes Athaliah’s position unique from other women is that for a period of seven [...]
Tagged Ahaziah, Athaliah, Jehu, Joash, Omride Dynasty
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Married Deities: Asherah and Yahweh in Early Israelite Religion
Ancient Man’s View of the Heavenly Realms For the average ancient man it was common to envision the godly entities of the heavens in pairs. These pairs normally consisted of a husband-wife ratio which essentially reflected the importance of the family unit in ancient times. For it was the help and patronage of the family [...]
Tagged Asherah, Athirat, Deuteronomy, El, Hezekiah, Jehu, Josiah, Khirbet el-Qom, Kuntillet Ajrud, Ras Shamra, Ugarit, Yahweh
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