Ashtaroth
Ashtaroth was a Canaanite goddess of fertility and war whose worship was condemned in the Bible.
The name Ashtaroth means “Ashtoreth, flocks; sheep; riches”
SupernaturalOld Testament2 books6 verses
Summary
A female deity of Canaanites in the time of the Old Testament, first mentioned at Judges 2:13,; only referred to as Ashtaroth (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת).
Alternative names
- עַשְׁתָּרוֹתAshtaroth
Mentions
- …for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
- And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.
- Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
- So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.
- Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
- They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.