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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 12:3

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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12:3 sacred pillars: See study note on 7:5. • Asherah poles: The feminine counterpart to the sacred pillar was a wooden pole dedicated to the mother goddess, Asherah. • erase the names: With the destruction of all idols and every vestige of pagan worship, the names of these deities would be forgotten. Future generations would know nothing of them (see also study note on 7:24).
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