Ashtoreth — Bible person

The moon goddess of the Phoenicians, representing the passive principle in nature, their principal female deity; frequently associated with the name of Baal, the sun-god, their chief male deity (Judg. 10:6; 1 Sam. 7:4; 12:10). These names often occur in the plural (Ashtaroth, Baalim), probably as indicating either different statues or different modifications of the deities. This deity is spoken of as Ashtoreth of the Zidonians. She was the Ishtar of the Accadians and the Astarte of the Greeks (Jer. 44:17; 1 Kings 11:5, 33; 2 Kings 23:13). There was a temple of this goddess among the Philistines in the time of Saul (1 Sam. 31:10). Under the name of Ishtar, she was one of the great deities of the Assyrians. The Phoenicians called her Astarte. Solomon introduced the worship of this idol (1 Kings 11:33). Jezebel’s 400 priests were probably employed in its service (1 Kings 18:19). It was called the “queen of heaven” (Jer. 44:25).

Recorded scripture occurrences (3)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: KI1 11:5

OET-RV KI1 11:5

5 So Shelomoh started to worship the Tsidonim’ (Sidonians’) God Ashtoret and the Amonim’ detestable God Malkam,

OET-LV KI1 11:5

5 And_ Shəlomoh/(Solomon) _he/it _went after Astarte the _god _of the_Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and_after Malkām the _detestable _thing _of the_ˊAmmōnī.

Show passage in OET: KI1 11:33

OET-RV KI1 11:33

33 This is because they’ve abandoned me. Instead they’ve bowed down to the Tsidonim’ (Sidonians’) God Ashtoret, to the Moavi god Kemosh, and to the Amoni God Malkam. They’re no longer following my instructions or doing what they know I’ve said is right—not obeying my statutes or my judgements like the king’s father David did.

OET-LV KI1 11:33

33 Because that they_have _abandoned _me and_they _have _bowed _down to_Astarte the _god _of the_Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) to_Kəmōsh/(Chemosh) the _god _of Mōʼāⱱ and_to_Malkām the _god _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn and_not they _have _walked in_ways _of_my for_doing the_right in_eyes _of_my and_regulations _of_my and_judgements _of_my like_Dāvid his/its_father.

Show passage in OET: KI2 23:13

OET-RV KI2 23:13

13 The king desecrated the hilltop shrines that faced Yerushalem—they were south of the Mt. of Destruction’ (the Mt. of Olives). King Shelomoh (Solomon) had built shrines for Ashtarot (the disgusting god of the Tsidonim (Sidonians)) and for Kemosh (the disgusting god of Moav (Moab)) and for Molek (the disgusting god of the Amonim).

OET-LV KI2 23:13

13 And_DOM the _high_places which were_on the _face _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) which were_from_the_south _of the _mountain _of (the)_destruction which Shəlomoh/(Solomon) the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _had _built to_Astarte the _detestable _thing _of the_Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and_to_Kəmōsh/(Chemosh) the _detestable _thing _of Mōʼāⱱ and_to_Malkām the _abomination _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn the_king he _made _unclean.

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