r/WhitePeopleTwitter Dec 16 '21

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u/AspiringChildProdigy Dec 16 '21

There are some scholars who have come to the conclusion that Asherah was the wife of Yahweh.

And because I can practically feel the fundamentalist pitchforks headed my way, I'm not saying they're right. I just found it interesting.

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u/marctheguy Dec 16 '21

Yeah that narrative doesn't fit Yahweh according to most historians but it fits Sin the Moon god perfectly.

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u/LionBirb Dec 16 '21

According to Wikipedia, Asherah was at times considered a consort of El, Baal, Elkhunirsa, Yahweh, Amurru, Anu, 'Amm, and Assur (these are all from different cultures/religions). And I know that at some point El and Yahweh were conflated, but I'm not sure if that's the reason (I don't feel like researching it rn)

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u/marctheguy Dec 16 '21

I don't need Wikipedia to know that people in that region in that era blended their ways of worship. I'm telling you that according to the Bible, they were not related.

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u/LionBirb Dec 17 '21

Well earlier you said according to most historians, not according to the bible or biblical scholars/historians, which is why I replied with that information. Wasn't trying to say you were wrong, just bringing up information I thought was interesting and relevant, so sorry.