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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 17:8

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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17:8 Canaanites and then Israelites worshiped the fertility goddess Asherah in wooded areas or, in the absence of wooded areas, using Asherah poles (see 27:9; 65:3; Mic 5:14).
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