In Canaanite mythology, she appears to be the sister of the goddess Anath and the spouse of the god Baal. Anath also was the spouse of Baal, as well as the goddess of love and war. Some confusion, therefore, exists with regards to Ashtaroth's relationship to Anath.
Anath and Ashtaroth may have referred to the same goddess, or they may have been two separate deities. Among the people of Palestine, Ashtaroth may have taken over Anath's role.
In Moab, Astarte was the spouse of the major god, Chemosh. The Babylonians and Assyrians called her Ashtar and worshiped her as goddess of fertility and love.
This use may demonstrate the link between the goddess Ashtaroth and fertility. The biblical writers often coupled Baal with Ashtaroth as a designation of pagan worship Judges ; Judges ; 1 Samuel ; 1 Samuel In addition to her worship by the Canaanites, the Old Testament mentions the people of Sidon 1 Kings and the Philistines 1 Samuel as reverencing her.
The reference to the Queen of Heaven Jeremiah may have Ashtaroth in mind, but this is uncertain. The Israelites worshiped her, and the biblical writers specifically refer to Solomon's leadership in promoting the worship of Ashtaroth 1 Kings She was only one of many foreign deities revered by the Israelites.
Josiah destroyed the shrines built to her 2 Kings And the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, to the south of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. And when the gate was about to be closed at dark, the men went out.
I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them. Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.
So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord only. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him.
Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,. Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. No one comes to the Father except through me. For I am God, and there is no other. In the Lord all the offspring of Israel shall be justified and shall glory. I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. It was called the "queen of heaven" Jeremiah Probably identical with Queen of Heaven Jeremiah High places of, at Jerusalem, destroyed 2 Kings She was by some ancient writers identified with the moon.
But on the other hand the Assyrian Ishtar was not the moon-goddess, but the planet Venus; and Astarte was by many identified with the goddess Venus or Aphrodite , as well as with the plant of that name.
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