“The bible holds particular animus for two Cannanite gods – Ba’al and Asherah. The bible also recorded that Isrealites at times worshiped these gods. Archaeological evidence suggests that some ancient Israelites may have even believed that Asherah was Yahweh’s wife.

We’ll look at the evidence from Ugarit but also at sites in ancient Israel to see what the evidence can tell us about who this figure was and how she was understood by both the religious elites and common day people of ancient Israel.”