Ashtoreth

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Ashtoreth

A Syrian goddess of fertility and war

Named in 2 chapters

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Who is this

King Solomon, despite his wisdom, turned away from the Lord and worshipped Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, along with other foreign deities (1Ki.11.5, 33). He even built a high place for Ashtoreth on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem (1Ki.11.7; 2Ki.23.13). These actions led to the division of his kingdom after his death (1Ki.11.9-13). The cult of Ashtoreth involved ritual prostitution and child sacrifice, practices that were strongly condemned by the biblical prophets (2Ki.23.10; Jer.32.35). King Josiah later destroyed the high places dedicated to Ashtoreth and other pagan gods as part of his religious reforms (2Ki.23.13).

Where the Bible names it

2 chapters, 3 verses

1 Kings

2 Kings