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Did God Have a Wife?

Did God Have a Wife?

ARCHAEOLOGY AND FOLK RELIGION

IN ANCIENT ISRAEL

William G. Dever

WILLIAM B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING COMPANY

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN / CAMBRIDGE, U.K.

For my Lady, P.

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

255 Jefferson Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 /

P.O. Box 163, Cambridge CB3 9PU U.K.

Printed in the United States of America

09 08 07 06 05

7654321

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Did God have a wife? archaeology and folk religion in ancient Israel /

William G. Dever.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8028-2852-3

1. Israel — Religion. 2. Asherah (Semitic deity) 3. Jews — Folklore.

4. Israel — Antiquities. 5. Excavation (Archaeology) - Israel. I. Title.

BL1650.D48 2005

299'.2 — dc22

2005040503

www.eerdmans.com

Did God Have a Wife - William G. Dever.pdf