Asherah, wife of God? - The Queen of Heaven; Mythology Explained

[@jonwhite9069]

Why do you think they kept this out of the bible?

[@littlebird619]

Because this belief system affirms dominant male behaviour.

[@davidcostello5318]

Becoz yhwh is the beast the whole world whorship jesus yeshua is the real father

[@iceix2118]

@@davidcostello5318 yhwh, yehsua, and Jesus Are the same.. Im confused by your comment

[@XSilver_WaterX]

Look at the early Christian movement 40 years after jesus and corruption literally seeped into the Bible.

[@johnhorton6573]

It's a wonder how powerful is she in comparison to Yahweh

[@jeannoel4516]

The bigger mystery on this video is what is the blurred item on the shelf

[@kellydalstok8900]

The spot stays blurred over the credits.

[@Akkesama]

@@mushmush5509a white supremacist symbol….oh dear.

[@andrewbeattie244]

Could be a picture of his child and that would make sense as to protect him or her.

[@zAvAvAz]

a personal photo probably

[@b1blazin13]

Lol company non endorsement or personal privacy. Who cares

[@chegeny]

Thanks for a very interesting and thoughtful discussion about Asherah. Goddesses seem to have been an essential part of human spirituality for tens of thousands of years.. It follows that if a society would later be organised and led by an all-powerful patriarchal king, a religious equivalent would be necessary, with all history of an equally powerful goddess suppressed.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Pagan Spirituality. Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@Val.Kyrie.]

@@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelectionyhwh is lucifer

[@walkerflocker7811]

I'm obsessed with this channel right now. Awesome work.

[@Crecganford]

Thank you

[@walkerflocker7811]

@@Crecganford thank you man. I'm looking through your videos, maybe I'm just not seeing it, but do you have anything about an indo European flood myth?

[@Crecganford]

@@walkerflocker7811 Not yet, as it has a hugely complex history and I want to get it right. Maybe in a couple of months :)

[@walkerflocker7811]

@@Crecganford awesome! I look forward to it. I saw your interview with gnostic Informant the other day that brought me here. Mind blowing stuff.

[@DeidreL9]

There is a point I’d like to include here. The Mormon church has a Mr and Mrs God tradition in it, so though they don’t call Her Asherah, the concept if still alive in this religion. Also there is a strong Shekinah movement in modern Judaism, the feminine Divine principle. Thank you for this, I’ve just found your channel and it is fascinating.

[@Crecganford]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@DeidreL9]

You’re very welcome 🤗

[@kristjiannne]

I asked my seminary teacher about this, Why don’t we hear about Heavenly Mother, and he said Well, you know how people take the Lord’s name in vain, so I then asked, Oh if she’s more sacred why don’t we worship her?

[@kristjiannne]

The Mormon tradition teaches this to the inner circle, not to the congregation at large

[@kristjiannne]

I meant, for Diedre

[@GoldenEmperor5Manifest]

I am VERY excited that you're interviewing Dr. Richard Carrier, I'm a huge fan.

[@Crecganford]

I interviewed him about 18 months ago, you’ll find the video on my KZbin page

[@hestiathena4917]

I've heard a possible theory of why Asherah fell out of favor. (I can't remember where I first heard the idea, possibly a Netflix documentary, so feel free to take it with a grain of salt.) It may have been one of the many outcomes of the Babylonian occupation. People under prolonged stress will frequently look towards figures of strength, and it seems reasonable to suppose that an occupied and oppressed people would become more drawn to a strong warrior god promising retribution, rather than a motherly fertility goddess offering comfort. The influence of the Zoroastrian Persians, who ultimately defeated the Babylonians, may have also given Judaism an extra push into monotheism, eliminating the need for Asherah completely.

[@zaco-km3su]

No, it had to do with the Priests of one god not wanting competition.

[@kellydalstok8900]

I’ve heard it was a period of climate change, when harvests failed, that drove people to chose the war god Jahweh over the other gods. Perhaps they felt like the fertility goddess let them down, and they needed a strong male god to lead them into the fights with other tribes over resources.

[@anniesue4456]

Actually Jeremiah 44 is helpful. Yahweh brought tyranny and force.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@SK-db1ri]

YHWH is a jealous god. So they removed Asherah Poles etc. In fear that if she got too much attention YHWE would wipe out Jerusalem.

[@owretchedman]

One of my favorite topics. Good show. Hope you do more on the Cannites.

[@Crecganford]

I so want to do more, about the origins of YHWH and the pantheon of gods at this time.

[@dvklaveren]

If you don't mind a less accessible channel, you could check out the rather comprehensive series on the evolution of YHWH by ESOTERICA.

[@eingoluq]

The Israelites were originally Polytheistic. The evidence is in the Hebrew language. Hebrew is a Canaanite language because the Israelites descended from older peoples from the older Canaanite peoples. They worshiped their original god EL Elyon, but Yahweh was introduced. Yahweh got merged to with El and took El''s wife, Asherah,

[@Crecganford]

Yes, I agree, and will look into that in the future

[@angofbew]

Yahweh was the Cannanite God of Warriors and Copper. El was the main God and all other names with El at the start were just Gods of different things like Farming etc

[@eingoluq]

@@angofbew Yes, Yahweh was a originally minor god in the pantheon, called Yahu i think. He was introduced from the southern tribes (Midians most likely) and later incorporated into the Canaanite pantheon. This is where this passage in the Bible alludes to: "When the Most High (EL Elyon) gave the nations their inheritance (henotheism, each city-state had their own patron deity, but recognized the others) when He divided the sons of man, (Descendants of Noah they think are the ancestors of their neighbours), He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God (The Elohim, the children of the Canaanite god El). But the LORD’s (The children of El were all lords, IE Baals. The Baal in this instance is Yahu or Yahweh) portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.(Judah)" - Deuteronomy 32:9

[@shadow3746]

@don k if all of that is true, then why was that revealed 1400 years ago and not the tens of thousands of years ago when it would have been handy to pass that information down? If it was true then th Jews would not believe in what they believe now and instead of those other things being taught in synagogues during the times of Jesus.

[@sophiawilson8696]

Also Baal he was Storm God.

[@Cthulhu013]

Also of interest, the connection of Asherah to poles (trees), and groves and to serpents, specifically the serpent Nehushtan. A serpent wrapped around a tree or pole, a symbol which survives today as the Greek Rod of Asclepius. I see such strong imagery also present in the Garden of Eden parts of the mythology, with the serpent in the tree, tempting Eve. If we are to assume something more literal to the story, Nehushtan wrapped around Goddess Asherah, who is a fertility goddess, tempting Eve sexual knowledge, in this case, substituted as fruit, common language associated with reproduction.

[@nephthysbastet4809]

I was going to post about the Asherah Towers, which were manmade. They were built aside each House of a God. They got bigger and bigger, as time went on and there were either 2 or 4 "Asherahs" outside of each temple/house. These are even mentioned in the Bible, by name. Also, she's not so much a lioness as those lions are common with her, as are the trees. El, her husband, is shown as touching the loins' mouths - the same way that Asherah was shown, here, in this video. There are depictions of a huge snake framing some of her art pieces, so we know that what you said is correct. Asherah is shown as a tree, as she's the mother of all living/life. Your mention of the Garden of Eden is accurate, yes. The snake is shown as wrapped around the tree, which is Asherah.

[@zaco-km3su]

Not the case David. That story was written when Asherah was worshiped. She was one of the gods.

[@Cthulhu013]

@@zaco-km3su What exactly are you disagreeing with? Your point bolsters my argument ...

[@kellydalstok8900]

In the Moses myth there is also the instance when Moses is performing his magic trick of turning a staff into a snake. Could be just a coincidence, but it sounds like a big coincidence.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@AG-ug3lb]

What about his daughter and co-creator "wisdom" (mentioned in Proverbs 8)?

[@PRISMSHOWERS_P]

Who had a daughter?

[@bronzecobra8556]

Yes, Sophia is worshipped as God’s consort or daughter in Gnosticism, Trinitarian Wicca and Minor patristic traditions of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches (as the Holy Spirit).

[@briananderson2219]

Excellent presentation. You my good sir need to Publish a book. You could put it in some chronological order coming from pie forward

[@Crecganford]

Funny you should say that ;)

[@UVJ_Scott]

1. O my Father, thou that dwellest In the high and glorious place, When shall I regain thy presence And again behold thy face? In thy holy habitation, Did my spirit once reside? In my first primeval childhood Was I nurtured near thy side? 2. For a wise and glorious purpose Thou hast placed me here on earth And withheld the recollection Of my former friends and birth; Yet ofttimes a secret something Whispered, "You're a stranger here," And I felt that I had wandered From a more exalted sphere. 3. I had learned to call thee Father, Thru thy Spirit from on high, But, until the key of knowledge Was restored, I knew not why. In the heav'ns are parents single? No, the thought makes reason stare! Truth is reason; truth eternal Tells me I've a mother there. 4. When I leave this frail existence, When I lay this mortal by, Father, Mother, may I meet you In your royal courts on high? Then, at length, when I've completed All you sent me forth to do, With your mutual approbation Let me come and dwell with you. Eliza R. Snow

[@soupbonep]

I loved the way you laid out the discoveries and how it show us how we can come to the conclusion that the god of Abraham had a wife. And there is so much more I loved about this video. This also is the best video, or any form of media that I have found about Ashira. It is even better than the part in God, an Anatomy, and that is a great book!

[@janpahl6015]

Asherha had the same fate as El, from polytheism, to henotheism maybe by conflicts of power between groups of priesthoods, all the way to monotheism I am quite sure by the influence of Zoroastrianism (or at least some form of it)

[@zaco-km3su]

Not really. El was pretty much mixed with Yahweh.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@janpahl6015]

@@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection Shaitan was any person that was against someone in the bible (in hebrew), the first time this title or descripcion of somene behavior meet some angelical being as its "name" is in Job. the others "devils" in the bible are recognized as gods of Israel an Juda or the deity protecting some other kingdom. It´s quite possible and belived in academy that pure monotheism was a gradual process since 500-400 BC all the way to the tora 500 AC, pure monotheism was first achieved by christians and in a hidden manner by gnostics, but monotheism has a believe was first achieved by the official form of Zoroastrianism used by the persian/Median/ Bactrian/sogdian, etc elite... It´s possible than some form of pseudo-monotheism could survived in canaan as a solar (shamash) cult that ended in the levites later from the Aton priests that survived in caanan from the Amenofis III - Akhenaton - Tut later reforms to erase the cult of Aton as the only god of Khemed, so some monotheistc seeds could entered caanan before Persian an Helenistc times. Our Idea of God in Christianity it´s more Greek than Hebrew since pure monotheist Judaism (farisaic and Karaite) its later than christian monotheism, in times were judaism was still competing for converts with christian and gnostic denominations

[@lislelisle5453]

Please may you do more on this subject 🙏🏼

[@dantanner6631]

These are amazing can we expect any more videos on this topic!?

[@Crecganford]

If enough people ask... What would you particularly like to see? More about Asherah?

[@dantanner6631]

@@Crecganford im so sorry i may have spoke too soon i have found your playlist full of these videos, im working ny way through and will have to get back to you but in the meantime thank you for your videos there really is nothing like this on youtube your inspiring 🙌

[@axatassabrae]

Thank you for covering this topic

[@Crecganford]

And thank you for watching it

[@chaiman3761]

Great vid! The past was rewritten to fit a new narrative. - the bible

[@Crecganford]

Thank you!

[@gaufrid1956]

I think that the reference to Asherah as the consort of YWHW was kept out of the Bible because by the time it began to be written the society had become totally patriarchal, possibly due to the perceived need for worshipping a strong male deity, one who could smite the enemy. This was engineered into the "history" of the Israelites (remember who "El" actually was), and completely erased the true history of religion in Israel and Judah.

[@zaco-km3su]

No. It was just the Hebrew Priests wanting power and not wanting to share it with other priests.

[@oana5336]

​@Ice IX Hi, Yeshúa is El YHVH ❤ אל EL and His Ashera. Ehie Asher Ehie ~ Ehie Asherah ❤ I am who I am Éxodo 3.14?

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

​​@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection No, silly. There is no devil, and Jesus is just a demigod, totally different than YWHW. Beaides, you can't say god doesn't havea wife, then say Jesus had a wife & was god. 😂.

[@spirituallevelofbeing7308]

As if I didn't see this and you made this two years ago lol 😆 I love these subjects

[@randysmith5435]

I have come upon references to a goddess named Atherat. She seems to be of Mediterranean origin and sounds similar to Ashera. One of her titles is She who walks beside the waters.

[@Cthulhu013]

She who treads on the sea. One in the same indeed. In the Ba'al Cycle, she is the mother of Yam, also Tiamat in Mesopotamian mythology, the dragon that is vanquished by Marduk/Ba'al.

[@nephthysbastet4809]

Agreed. Asherah's nickname was "She who walks on the Sea". This would, indeed, be the Mediterranean. Astarte was known in Caanan, as well as in Kemet/Egypt. They sullied Astarte's name by making the spelling into something shameful. Obviously, she was demoted, as a goddess. I believe that Astarte came to be known as the goddess of love and war. Like Diana and Venus. She was known as the Morning Star (either Mercury or Venus), so was the bearer of light.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@user-tl4qg2gh1l]

​@@nephthysbastet4809in the Roman Catholic Litany of Loreto one of Mary's titles is Morning Star.

[@markh.williamsauthor7286]

In the Sefer Zohar there is a discussion that the worship of Asherah in Jewish tradition was stopped because of the confusion over "their" Asherah and the Asherah of the Canaanites who is consort to Baal. In some works I've read, Asherah was "hidden" in the aspect of Shekinah (God's presence and power) which is seen as the matronet or consort of the Father. As an aside, when the matronet was in exile, Lilith was the consort of God Most High.

[@missytarasoff2507]

In the Books of ENOCH, he tells about all of it. Talks about witchcraft, everything! Lilith argued with God and Adam and left the garden, then produced demons. All in the Books of ENOCH

[@SK-db1ri]

Baal means Lord.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@zeph6439]

Thank you for telling the truth.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@zeph6439]

@@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection Before all of the confusion, it was quite simple though. Asherah was married to El, and then, YHWH. All Pagan Deities are male and female, female and male - the Goddess and God of Nature.. Lucifer the Devil is not the same as Lucifer the Roman or Etruscan god of light, the consort of Diana, the Devine Feminine Principle, whom German tribes used to venerate in the form of a log, or Asherim as it were. Indeed if one examines Pagan mythology, it becomes clear that all peoples adhered to the same principles in the past, allowing for cultural differences and variations. But just about all of the Old Gods are lumped together with the stupid debbil in many people's minds nowadays. Which is a pity, because as I say, the Yin and Yang is how nature works - just like us.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

​@zeph6439 Stop throwing around the word Pagan as if it has any meaning. It doesn't. It's a Roman/Latin word, meaning country dweller. Sometimes used for religion of the country dweller. Specifically it was used for the vikings. But that's it. It's totally different than the context of heathen or unbeliever. It's ridiculously overused when it doesn't fit. Dieties are not male & female. Odin is not female. Unless you are looking at the true aspect of divinity having no gender. Which is basically Yin Yang in nature.

[@zeph6439]

@@CurlyFromTheSwirly "When one defines oneself as Pagan, it means she or he follows a nature religion, one that sees the divine manifest in all creation. The cycles of nature are our holy days, the earth is our temple, it's creatures our partners and teachers. We worship a deity that is both male and female, a mother Goddess and a father God, who together created all that is, was, and ever shall be. We respect life, cherish the free will of all sentient beings, and accept the sacredness of all creation" - Edain McCoy. Yes well, nature based spirituality isn't restricted in any way. We can do as we will, so long as no harm is done ! The word pagan may come from a Roman word meaning country-dweller, however it is become a term which denotes a large umbrella of indigenous beliefs which have things in common - such as the belief in a God as well as a Goddess. Every Pagan is unique, and so while I may believe that YHWH or El Elion and Lilith or Asherah is God/dess, you will find that many Pagans believe in Odin and Freya or Isis and Azar, or any of the other deities of nature which correspond in every way to reality - or the Yin and Yang within and without of all beings. Personally I see that all gods and Goddesses are one God/dess. So sue me lol

[@boggela]

Thanks!

[@Crecganford]

Thank you for watching, and all your support. It is appreciated.

[@NIDELLANEUM]

I feel like some of the points you make might be a little confusing, since they risk sounding as though a few passages were skipped. However, what I find interesting is that Asherah, through her equivalents, was seen as the consort of the main god (or one of the main gods) across most of the Middle East. What if she was, originally, the main goddess of the area? We're talking about the Fertile Crescent, one of the places where agriculture first started, so a fertility goddess being the most important one makes sense. Then, as other religions started developing, Asherah could not have simply disappeared, so she became the consort of the main deity. Perhaps, those references to Asherah in proto-Jewish artefacts could also be explained by the gradual assimilation into the faith by other cultures, who probably thought that the Abrahamic God was at first just another version of their god, and, as such, Asherah was his consort

[@zaco-km3su]

They're not confusing. Nothing has been skipped.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@littlebird619]

A Christian friend tells me that god is both male and female, both aspects in one. Though always refered to as he... Thank you for sharing information 🌸

[@Crecganford]

Thanks for watching the video, and I agree that God is always inferred to as a he, and I will show in another video later how many females were written out of the bible, even in the New Testament.

[@littlebird619]

@@Crecganford looking forward to watching it.

[@davidcostello5318]

Anything is possible I think a balance of both is perfect

[@JosephsCoat]

No, no we do not affirm that at all

[@littlebird619]

@@JosephsCoat what don't you affirm? That god is male? Or that god is genderless?

[@bob_btw6751]

Very interesting, contained more info than Religion for Breakfast channel. Speculative note: goddess with two lions beside her, reminds me of Sekmet who was changed into Hathor. Sekmet, I think, represented the post catastrophe horrors done by the great flood and Hathor, who is sometimes represented as standing on a lioness, represents the ending of the horror and return to agrarian culture. So, perhaps the goddess with two lions under her control is also a representation of Hathor.

[@victoriajones1575]

You had me at Mrs.god. I imagined her like ms.pacmac 😂

[@DerbyKnowledge93]

If the religions taught the truth, they would all be Out of Business

[@mattlawyer3245]

Great video! I didn’t know some of these things, and I loved it! Just wanted to say, though, that it’s not entirely true to say that there is no hint of a “Mrs. God” in the Bible. References are not plentiful, but if my understanding is correct, the Hebrew word used for God (at least in the creation story) is both androgynous and plural. Furthermore, in Genesis we have references to gods (plural, even in English) participating in creation, and it is said that man was created in God’s image, male AND female. If “God” referred to a single androgynous entity, then humanity would not truly be made in its image. The variety of Christianity within which I was raised believes in a Heavenly Mother, not just a Father. With this framework, we interpret these verses in Genesis to mean that “God” refers to the union of male and female, and that neither being is God on its own outside the context of the union. This allows humanity to truly be made in God’s image, and sets a heavenly precedent for basic human relationships. It also affects the interpretation of certain verses. For example, at the end of Matthew 5, Christ’s commandment to be perfect (complete) as (in the manner in which) our Father in Heaven is perfect is impossible to fulfil outside of the context of marriage between a man and a woman.

[@nephthysbastet4809]

Whoa. I think you just blew my mind. Thanks for breaking down the meaning of language that was used in The Bible. You deserve 10 thumbs up!

[@mattlawyer3245]

@@nephthysbastet4809 Thanks! Glad it helped!

[@spirituallevelofbeing7308]

Great job brother something I would like to add when they discover that temple they also discovered burnt hemp, frankincense and myrrh that was used as a type of incense that the priest would breathe in

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Cannabis is sacred to worship in the Bible.

[@bmcamis9804]

My understanding is Kaneh Bosom used to anoint in the Old Testament and Holy Basil are both Cannibas, one Hemp the other Marajuana!

[@danahegna4442]

I'm expanding on an earlier reply by 'Deidre L' -> There IS an Abrahamic religion today where God has a wife, although it's not openly discussed with non-members by those (a small percentage?) who are aware of that part of their doctrine. During my youth, I had a few close friends in my neighborhood who were Latter Day Saints - Mormons - from the branch under Brigham Young (one of many) which moved en masse to Utah after their religion's originator, Joseph Smith was murdered. I wasn't a member, but I delved into their history and probably knew more than my friends. The doctrine is called the Adam-God theory. When a couple marries, they are "sealed" together in a secret ceremony (and given what is called 'holy underwear' as a symbol) so that after death, in heaven, they will continue their intimate relationship and produce "spirit children" who will populate a different planet of which the male (who had been ordained as an Elder - like most males in the LDS religion) is God - just like Adam is the God of earth. Because I spent time with my friends, I was frequently saying to others, "But I'm not a Mormon," which is probably why I started reading about it at such a young age. P.S. As in all those male-dominant religions, the female has no 'power' of her own, but she is God's wife! - usually along with a few other females in a polygamous relationship.

[@anthonyhopper7830]

It would be great if archeologists would locate an Israelite version of Ugarit--complete with large numbers of texts (on clay tablets) that pre-date the Babylonian exile.

[@darrylviljoen6227]

and excavate the first temple. if there is, or was, a second standing stone in that temple . . .

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@darrylviljoen6227]

@@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection you have a few wires crossed there. Where is your evidence that Jesus married Mary.

[@twitchypaper1391]

"El" means "God", so the fact that the Canaanite El had a wife doesn't mean the Israelite did. It's like conflating the Catholic God with the Mormon God. Not actually the same, but both called the same.

[@ShadowStarMicah24]

It's a time of confusion and great deception. This is why people like Dr Mike Heiser were respected and loved by me for addressing this opposition to the truth of Yahweh

[@rerichkarenrhjackson5711]

TOTALLY AWESOME TRUE INFORMATION LOVE IT 💘

[@ronaldwinfield307]

I am glad you share my belief.

[@rerichkarenrhjackson5711]

@@ronaldwinfield307 🌝YESS I DO

[@wanderersrefuge2329]

If you read the bible you see that the Israelites constantly need to be called back from worshipping other gods. The ten commandments precede the old testament in writing, and the first commandment says something profound.

[@desireedebellis6766]

have you heard of the 42 laws of Maat.. era 2925,, predating the 10 commandments by 2,000 years ?

[@wanderersrefuge2329]

@@desireedebellis6766 the years are always fuzzy because we don't really know when moses lived exactly and the Egyptian timeline is totally messed up. But... what does it matter if the Egyptians outdated civilization on the Israelites? The mesopotamians outdated the Egyptians. What's your point?

[@bronzecobra8556]

I don’t think it’s that profound

[@bmcamis9804]

The Commandments say to HONOR they FATHER & MOTHER, yet the Bible says call no man FATHER, so if there's only ONE FATHER, wouldn't the same apply to YEHOVA'S WIFE WISDOM of Proverbs 8?!!

[@JosephineElect]

@@bmcamis9804 Amen so true 💙

[@Ari__Character]

Do u have anything about the sumerian gods and goddesses.

[@evaulrikajansson2219]

Is the grecce godess Hera really AsHERA?

[@yvonneemmert9185]

It seems like Greek gods interfered more in the life of humans than previous earlier agricultural gods; and it seems Greek gods were more vengeful with their humans than earlier agricultural gods.

[@andrewbranch4918]

Isn't Asherah mentioned in the old testament? Very similar to Aset and Osiris. Aset, Asherah? Creators of nature and mankind. These religions were born of paganism. Great video 👍

[@sternderlmadam]

She is.. about 40 times... e.g. when speaking about the cult post (aschera s cult post) that should be demolished in book of judges 6,25

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@hengistcane3120]

Must've missed this one Jon.love ancient mythology from the middle east.i know the abrahamic God's came from mesopotamian polytheism.keep up the great work.

[@yakzivz1104]

Asherah was El's wife point blank. Once again patriarchy keeps destroying any references to powerful feminine deities.

[@peggyrivera3964]

I love the information you share but there are way to many long commercials. I will try a little longer but it may get to much for me.

[@ddreporter9852]

which bible? do Septuagint have yhwh? or escimos bible have?

[@knightsofempathy6768]

My dude💪

[@juliandaffern9556]

Strangely I've just come in from a night shift and was reading a book about Egypt and the thought popped into my head, "Does the name Sarah mean wife of God?". Then this video popped up when I got home.

[@juliandaffern9556]

Asherah and Sarah are very close and Abraham, "The first Father's" wife was Sarah. Look at the meaning of the name in Hebrew and ancient Egyptian.

[@Gnif572]

@@juliandaffern9556 the plot thickens lol

[@darrylviljoen6227]

@@Gnif572 wait till you hear that the name Ester (as in book of Ester) is the Hebrew name for Ishtar.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion. Sarah means queen.

[@markmaloney8154]

Words written by William Thackeray: Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children…

[@janeslater8004]

Even one of the popes said it once. That more important God is our mother. He was dead 2 weeks later. Thrre is a website called our lady is God the lord is satan based on fatima movement has some interesting documented information including photos of pages in 600 year old bibles and how things have been changed to deceive. And what certain words mean for example it uses word Lord old books do not use this word from dominus dominum latin which means ruler master owner and to use word God or deum. As word dominus lord means ruler which is satan or demiurge. Also the word mary was not in original prayer.hail mary it was added hundreds of years later. They are tricks.

[@HollywoodJoeTussing]

Love your channel. Please get a better mic.

[@santinamarie4699]

I loved your video very good

[@Crecganford]

Thank you

[@kimkhan4796]

Can someone please please explain this to me I have no knowlege and I r rally want to know

[@mariomiron2206]

Just have to say you have finally thought to bring mother God into the fold. She has bin put aside through choice. Mother God has a name. It is Aszna. So they got it very close. Remember the duality of creation. Made in our image. That's a plural statement. So in fact, the male aspect of Aszna was birthed from her. He has a name. It is ohm. All intellect, all knowledge. Aszna is all experience, full of emotions. Ower souls are a child of the two of them. We have the option to incarnat through out the universe and evolve, contributing to the experience of the all that is.

[@frieza2013]

God’s Wife name is Barbelo and they are both mentioned in the Nag-Hammadi.

[@janeslater8004]

A lot of people believe God is female. A intrresting websote called our lady is God based on our lady of fatima goes through and proves from photos of pages from 600 year old bibles some interesting changes and deceptions in bible.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@frieza2013]

@@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection The Father has a consort, as I just said, the Holy Spirit is his consort and the Holy Spirit’s name is Barbelo. Lucifer does have a consort yes and so does Jesus, his is Sophia.

[@feralbluee]

so interesting! and really terrific to find out!! 😏 there was also another woman who had something to do with Adam. Lilith was made from the dust of the Earth - not Adam’s rib! as far as i know, Lilith did not like it when Adam tried to tell her what to do and they quarreled. so then, i guess, the docile Eve was created. but i really don’t know much about Lilith, and she’s definitely not mentioned in Bareishes / the Beginning. so how and what do we know about her? 👩🏻🧔🏻‍♀️🍀🌴🍇

[@experience741]

This is remind me about the worship of aten in ancient Egypt.

[@Bee-n8e]

Depending on Bible version she is hidden under name like Wisdom Grove(s) - KZbin channel Asherah goddess has few videos also on this subject even showing archeology evidence of Yahweh and Asherah/ & Bible verses describing God with female features like a womb

[@demetriusprice5890]

Fun thing about Mormonism is that this totally vibes

[@bradleythewitch]

Willian Dever wrote a book about this.

[@theomnisthour6400]

There are two primary candidates for God's first consort - his favorite daughter Karma/Athena, and his wayward daughter Lilith/Hera/Aphrodite - the triple goddess, or some one of her large progeny of descendants (Asherah/Sarah). I can tell you who he loves and trusts more.

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone things yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@theomnisthour6400]

@@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection Every soul has to reincarnate in the latest chosen species if they want to earn or keep a spot in the highest heaven, even God. Maybe most especially God. Lucifer's better incarnations aren't evil, they are just very good at testing other souls. Lilith's incarnations tend to generate the most duds, demons, and devils.

[@Bunni504]

This is base on research. 1. The Holy Spirit is compare to a dove. John wasn’t saying the Spirit look like one. He said the Spirit was coming down like dove. Doves were use to describe how beautiful a lady was. It was a simile for female beauty. The Bible was saying John saw a pretty lady. Not a feminine looking dude. This only use for women and only women. 2. The word ek in Greek which means out of or of or from and it is connected to a woman giving birth. The Bible never said begat (genno) by the Holy Spirit. * 3. There books that go back to the second century AD that describe the Holy Spirit being the Mother and a girl. 4. Mary conceiving doesn’t mean she conceived from her egg cell. It could mean an egg cell or an embryo was implanted in her. Genesis does mention her seed, but it could be symbolic. Some people think Eve or Mary. That could be it, but the early Jews also saw the Holy Spirit as female, so maybe Her seed. 6. Some people compare the similarities between Wisdom and the Holy Spirit. 7. “In the fourth century a monk by the name of Jerome produced the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible. This became the translation of choice in the Western Roman empire. And in Latin, the word for “Spirit” (spiritus) is a masculine noun The Bible said the Father begat Jesus and not the Holy Spirit. The Bible said both are God, but that could mean these beings and Their Son act as one symbolically. Plus the Bible has bee edited several times. Jesus was begat from Father out of (ek) the Holy Spirit and put into Mary as an embryo. Humans don’t give birth to embryos (marsupials do), but they aren’t humans. Now they use Mary body as a nest? I have no idea. The Holy Spirit is female part 2 Continuing: I already explain and gave evidence that the early Jews saw the Holy Spirit as female in the link above. Now there a several more things I want to says No I don’t believe or think that the Holy Spirit is the queen of heaven. The word come upon (despite what some people believe) is not sexual and has never been use in a sexual way in the Bible. The word means to arrive. This means the Holy Spirit arrive to Mary for Mary’s implantation. How did Jesus end up with flesh? Well God is all powerful, so I’m pretty sure he will made a fleshy body for Jesus. Why have Jesus be born that way? So He can relate to us. Again Mary conceiving doesn’t mean sperm and egg. She could got pregnant by having an embryo or egg cell implanted in her. Another possibility is that the Father use his genes, the Holy Spirit genes and genes from Mary. If that was the case, then he was two dads and two moms. Some Christians teach that all three are the same and that maybe true, but there is not possibility. All of them are separate beings that are one (symbolically). Both man and woman are said to be made in the image of God. Well if that is true, then what image woman is made from. Some people think it means something symbolic. Sure but when Jesus pre earthly look appear is he is described looking like a man. I mention how doves were use as simile for female beauty and John never said the Holy Spirit came down looking like a dove, but came down as or like a dove, so a has the appearance of a woman. The Father has never been seen, but I assume He looks like a dude.

[@sniperdgs]

anyone have that verse from ezekial quoted at about 10:00 in

[@spacelemur7955]

As long as one doesn't take the myths as gospel, it's all very interesting.

[@XSilver_WaterX]

In some parallel universe, God is married and the Lucifer tv show was true. But humans are still the same and God despises chaotic-evil.

[@Crecganford]

And Star Wars actually happened too...

[@brentbrowning2041]

Wait what?? Have I missed something please explain so I can understand what you speak of

[@Crecganford]

@@brentbrowning2041 The laws of infinite universes means that anything you can think of has probably happened in at least one of them... just a play on the difference between theoretical and tangible physics/mathematics

[@brentbrowning2041]

@@Crecganford where do you get this information from?

[@Crecganford]

@@brentbrowning2041 What the laws of infinite universes? That's just basic mathematical probability, if you have infinite number of universes, any possible event must have happened in at least one of them.

[@knightsofempathy6768]

She's not gone brother just in disguise

[@Crecganford]

What, like catfishing God?

[@maiqtheliar789]

If one can read between the lines with the bible as well as look at what archeology has found then a lot of this makes perfect sense. The Israelites were never a unified group of people. They were a tribal society. Dare I say semi-nomadic for much of their history. Israelite religion and people that would later change into Judaism and Jews grew out of Canaanite religion and people. Hebrew being a Canaanite dialect is all the proof you need that the Israelites were not outsiders to the area but natives. That includes the religion. Many times in the Bible it talks about how a lot of the people started worshiping other gods and then God abandoned them. These accounts were written much later from Jews who had made the leap to Monotheism telling about sins they believed their ancestors had committed. So Israelites definitely worshiped Asherah and Baal and all sorts of gods that were not Yahweh which probably varied by tribe city and region. Though Yahweh was supposed to be the main god. Later Jews saw all that as them committing idolatry and pissing off God which is why they denounced it every chance they got in the Bible. People living at that time probably did not see it that way other than the Prophets that may or may not have even really existed.

[@spirituallevelofbeing7308]

El the most high was the orginal Yahweh was his son as was baal

[@divinelyguidedsouls9963]

⁠​⁠ Story Time. I like to call the The Crinacals of the Heavens”. Let me explain by Just adding on to what this wonderful gentleman is saying in this clip. This may be long but please be patient in reading. If you read to the end it will help to get a clearer understanding of who Asherah was and why they took her out of the Bible if this topic interest you. Asherah at one point before time, Heavenly name was known as Catalina was equal to The Most High God. He loved, adore and worshiped the ground she walked on. There was nothing she wanted that he could not make possible for her to have. He made the sun, moon and All the morning stars (Sons of God) in the celestial bodies or worshipped her. However, even with all that, Catalina was not satisfied with her position. She did not like how Yahweh was training and disciplining their children. She thought he was too strict and Boring (Geeky like). I don’t know what got into her or came over her, she started to look elsewhere beyond The Most High God and ended up sleeping with one of The sons of God who pretended to be like The Most High God. Because this was an abomination to God, seeing that she was the only Goddess he knew that was equal to him sharing the responsibilities of ruling the heavens and universe it was an abominable and unforgivable act. This was the beginning of what cause a shift and division in the Celestial Realm. She was eventually kicked out of the heavens because she would not stop her adulteress behavior. That is way Yawah kept warning the children of Israel ( whom were spiritual/celebrity beings in human from that he shared with Asherah), to not be an adulteress nation by worshiping other gods of other nations. It was a form of betrayal and disrespect to him because he was the father/ daddy to them. But the reason why they kept turning from Yahweh to turn to Baal and Asherah because Asherah is their celestial mother goddess. They were torn and inbetween the drama between the Mother and Father. This is the primary story example of what happens to children in divorce cases. This is why Israel was Yahweh chosen or selected people above all nations because they belonged to him. These “other Nations were kingdoms of children of James and Catalina or let say Baal and Asherah as they were known to the nations on Earth. It got even worse when Earth was formed because She Asherah took the same Son of God (Who heavenly name was (JAMES at the was time) she was sleeping with as her new consort and started to establish their own kingdoms in the celestial realm apart from The Most Highest of the highest God, becoming his opposer and enemy. She was later given the name Asherah and other names by her devotee depending on the nations or kingdoms that worshipped her. (They were both cursed and kicked out of the celestial realm along with everything (including children) in their kingdom becoming the kingdom of darkness creating the Great War in the heavens between the kingdoms of light and the Kingdoms darkness, Good vs Evil, children of light, and children of darkness. JAMES was also given various names by his children from nations of the Earth. Some famous names of his were Baal, Moloch, the Devil and now Satan. However, Asherah is the She Devil above Satan because she is the mother or use to be the mother of the old celestial bodies that was once shared with Yahweh. She was stripped of that position and title but she still has her powers and used it to do wicked work of witchcraft, prostitution, mostly evils deeds just to oppose and get back at her former husband the Most High God. The reason why she is not mentioned that much in the “KING JAMES VERSION BIBLE” fabrication his version of the story, is to cover up the truth by removing vital books that explain the story I am and sharing with you now. They did this in order protect her identity and how she is the mastermind who is really behind the all the wickedness, the mother of devils, demons, Wicked rulers, and principalities that are in high places on this Earth being manipulated by her. Asherah new consort is Baal aka Satan aka James power can only go so far because he is not the originator of All. However, Asherah was an equal originator in creation as The Most God at one point. Therefore she has more power as The Most Hight God Yahweh but she chooses to use her powers for evil to ruin people and nations on this planet call Earth. She is the Mother Goddess to most of the people currently living on Earth. They worship and faithfully follow her. She is the who the Bible describe as The Whore of Babylon, refers to both a symbolic female figure in Revelation 17 (verse 5) as "Mystery, Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth" With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. She still doing it to this day, manipulating everyone and everything bringing Everything that belongs to them down to their Ultimate destruction right along with her and her Satan husband. I know it was long but I also hope it helped in giving a better understanding of what’s going on currently in our world today.

[@kellydalstok8900]

There IS mention of more gods in the bible. The first commandment says: yI an the lord your god. You shall have no gods before me. In other words, god says he’s the most important of the gods. It doesn’t say there ARE no other gods. I don’t remember which OT book it is that implies it, but in ancient times gods only had jurisdiction within the boundaries of the tribe. A biblical character goes on a journey and he’s going to have to pray to a different god.

[@arno_groenewald]

Some fringe sects of Judaism did try to assign him one, but no, those groups eventually got reanimated or were rendered to near nothing.

[@joalexsg9741]

Excellent!

[@zaco-km3su]

It is worth saying that religions can't change that easily. You actually see in the Bible mentions of kings that allowed other gods to be worshiped and the temples becoming filled with the worshipers of other gods. The people worshiped other gods....and Asherah. The temples weren't always there though.

[@GraceColeman-bb2vm]

Why is it Ash Wednesday?

[@Wheretherivermeets]

I almost forgot my tea!

[@Witness03]

It's also a tree that's been on the decline here in NE Ohio. Maybe it's because people forgot about "Her". Perhaps we are supposed to be Pagans...

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone thinks yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@Witness03]

@@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection I don't disagree

[@karaanaya]

Asherah is here on Earth right now today. God is about to speak and Her knowledge will be revealed. Reach out to me when this happens. I have a Word from God.

[@fadadioX]

Great video but the "Queen of Heaven" mention of Asherah is up to debate since it could also refer to Inanna

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone thinks yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@TheyMadeMonsters]

CoOl ViD..! 👍 HalleluYah!

[@cindyb5214]

Please consider that Asherah was holding a drum not a cake

[@xSkyWeix]

If I recall correctly in some gnostic traditions Sophia had a role of a goddess. Either mother or wife of Yahweh. So in some form, this tradition lives to the 1 century AD. They sometimes call her Achamoch but it doesn't seem related.

[@janeslater8004]

Sophia features in nag hammedi texts. Means wisdom in greek

[@LawrenceRussellSaturnSelection]

Because Lucifer has a wife not El as in yhwh Lucifer and then Jesus and El are the same and Jesus married Mary Magdalene but God does not have a wife just the devil and everyone thinks yhwh is god but he's the devil this the confusion.

[@daydreambeliever6603]

Could you please direct me to your story telling who God is.

[@Crecganford]

God is whoever you want them to be.

[@janeslater8004]

@@Crecganford yes. God is made in mans image (imagination) not the other way round as we are told God made man in his image.

[@trollmagnet8265]

She got tired of yahweh bs and divorce.

[@SweetE1403]

The Bible does say that they worshiped Ashera and other idols

[@helenamcginty4920]

Oh one of the fun bits of old age and cataracts. The word 'wife' appeared to be a short version of the English name William. The 'fe' looked momentarily like 'li'.🤭

[@janecriner2492]

Why didn’t Jesus mention her

[@Crecganford]

Since he was about 500 years after her last appearance he'd probably forgotten about her.

[@rashid4682]

Good 👍

[@ryvirkelley5047]

She was the wife of Ba'al or one of them not El.

[@Native_africanstories]

Your voice is not clear

[@Crecganford]

There should be subtitles.

[@jbergquist0309]

Long answer short, yes...

[@jbergquist0309]

How interesting!

[@jbergquist0309]

@don k soo, God's wife is Planet Earth?

[@SoulStar2332]

Early Judaism was clearly polytheistic, with the many names for God in the old stories corresponding to older pagan deities (El, Yaweh, El Shaddai, etc.) and many subset groups went back to practicing certain pagan rituals/combined elements of different belief systems including polytheism. In the more recent books of the Torah, specifically Jeremiah (where Ashera is specifically mentioned), the whole story is trying to shame paganized Jews into coming back to the fold, with the exiled Judaic kings trying to stir up religious fervor to get back in power. The theory is that the whole story of Moses was fabricated for the same reason.

[@chazzarinoxenos2217]

Why did King Solomon fall out of favor with God for worshiping Asherah ?

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Wife, children, house, job, debts - the full catastrophe...

[@MrTryAnotherOne]

1:04 That looks like the imprint of a hand. P.S. Asherah = Ishtar / Inanna?

[@owretchedman]

Monotheism is a political system.

[@ebonyblack4563]

Asherah as a staff, a tool, and Asherah as a goddess yet submissive to the will of her husband could be seen to line up with the otherwise unnamed 'angel of the lord'.

[@seska1245]

Could the smaller pillar not refer to Jesus? Or is it too early in history to refer to the son of God?

[@Crecganford]

A good question, but it is long before Jesus' time as you suggest

[@maymay5600]

alright need to know, do you mean Jehovah the god? because i have to start asking this question to people now, and i get the same bullshit answer in comment sections, which are you referring to?

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

@@maymay5600 there is no Jehovah. There was a cult leader, possibly named Jesus or perhaps Judas, who was executed for leading a revolt against Rome in Judea. After his death, the events of his life were distorted and used by various groups both Hebrew and Roman and eventually lead to what is the modern day Christian faith

[@maymay5600]

@@shinobi-no-bueno hmp I see, I see

[@ja5jo107]

this is a clear mimicry from neighboring religions HOWEVER, it may arise from the understanding of the plurality of god in the bible ie elohim, more than one elohim 🤔

[@dicky4435]

Do spirits even need to get married? In this case, we're talking about God The Father.

[@Stolas1777]

You’re looking at it through Roman pagan influenced eyes the people that romans based their Pagan influenced monotheistic politico-religion off of didn’t think of it that way you shouldn’t either you’ve been spoon fed a crock of bullshit

[@Lauren31209]

Why not. No one wants to alone.

[@kaprile86]

Yes, I’m married from a past life. It transcended to this life/realm and we ended up finding each other.

[@yaruqadishi8326]

Don't say "god the father" his name is Yahweh. He's a bad god. And should never been looked to.

[@yaruqadishi8326]

He should never been looked to by both Europeans and Africans.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

I don't thionk they had capital and lower case letters in the ancient languages and so Asherah and asherah are the same words in Hebrew. Also, ancient Hebrew didn't have any vowel markings so it wouldn't be ASHERAH, it would be SHRH.

[@Bee-n8e]

Keep in mind in Hebrew/ or paleo Hebrew No cabs in letters

[@glorytomsone9805]

What if its not a god and a godess what if its people.

[@frithian5205]

I understand this discussion focused on the OT, but the topic is much broader and the "Bible" refers to OT and NT. Therefore, I present these as verses that question if God would actually have a wife. Matthew 22:30 - For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 1 Corinthians Chapter 7 1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

[@jhondumaop1311]

Don't be misguided. In time on Solomon later in his reign he worshipped other Gods and allowed polytheism in the house of Israel although in the beginning and until now they only believe in one God.

[@KandyBoy69]

Not quite. Archeologists have found no evidence of Hebrew monotheism before the 6th century BCE. so far the oldest form of monotheism was found in Egypt during the 14th century BCE but this particular God "Atem" had no relation to Yahweh. The oldest form of Hebrew monotheism was found in Iraq which indicates that the Jews did not believe in only one God until the Babylonian exile.