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Asherah Definition
Canaanite goddess of fertility. She is portrayed as a nude female, sometimes pregnant, with exaggerated breasts that she holds out as symbols of her fertility. The Bible indicates that she was worshiped near trees and poles, called Asherah poles.
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Ashkelon Definition
Philistine city-state on the Mediterranean Sea and the Via Maris trade route.
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Ashlar Stones Definition
Hand-shaped stones (found near the Temple) brought from a quarry nearly a mile away. One 45-foot-long stone weighs nearly 600 tons.
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Ashtoreth Definition
Canaanite goddess of fertility and love. She is thought to be the daughter of the fertility goddess Asherah.
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Assyria Definition
Nation in Mesopotamia that became a large empire in the time of the kings of Israel and Judah. Its capital was Ninevah. The Assyrians were extremely cruel and God used them to punish the northern kingdom for its Baal worship.
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Atonement Definition
A payment or offering to remove or forgive sins. In the Old Testament, the people of Israel sacrificed animals to show that atonement must be made for their sins. When Jesus came, he gave up his own life to make atonement for the sins of his peopl...
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atonement Seat Definition
Slab of gold on top of the ark of the covenant on which the golden cherubim stood. It symbolized God's throne.
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Atrium Definition
Court of a Roman house, roofed at the sides and open in the middle; also the entrance to a Byzantine church.
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Baal Definition
Canaanite god of fertility. He is often portrayed as the god of storms, lightning, thunder, and rain. He was worshiped in horrible ways. The name means "lord" or "master." Israel was seduced into worshiping him.
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