YHWH had a Wife?

YHWH...the God of the Israelites in the Hebrew Bible, and you shall have no other gods before him. But did some ancient Israelites worship another god, Asherah? Archaeological evidence suggests that some Israelites may have believed YHWH had a consort or wife.

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Sources:

William Devers, "Did God Have a Wife?" Eerdmans, 2005.

William Dever, “Archaeology and Ancient Israelite Iconography: Did Yahweh Have a Face?” in A.M. Maeir and P. de Miroschedji (editor), "I will Speak the Riddles of Ancient Times”: Archaeological and Historical Studies in Honor of Amihai Mazar," 461.

Judith Hadley, "The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah: Evidence for a Hebrew Goddess," Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Critical Review of William Dever’s book: https://members.bib-arch.org/biblical...

Hershel Shanks, “The Persisting Uncertainties of Kuntillet ‘Ajrud,” https://members.bib-arch.org/biblical...

Dr. Erin Darby interview on pillar figurines: https://www.coursera.org/learn/bible-...

Source on standing stones: Stephen Herring, "Divine Substitution," "Chapter 3: Iconic Israel: Divine Representation, Idol Polemics, and the Awareness of the Relationship between Image and Presence in the Hebrew Bible," Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 2013.