The Canaanite equivalent of Isis and the female counterpart to Baal. The worship of these idols is decried by the Old Testament prophets, and is certainly no secret. The prophets criticized those kings that returned to the Canaanite practices and introduced these ritual defilements even in the Temple itself. It is precisely because the ancient Israelites continued to worship these Canaanite deities, that they were punished, defeated, and dispersed by God. The Old Testament does not keep these pagan practices a secret; instead, it brings them to light and criticizes them as being harmful to the soul, the body, and the land.

A Canaanite " fertility goddess" (q.v.).

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.

The Asherah is or was a two-man research submarine launched in 1964.