Asherah pole
E376832
An Asherah pole is a wooden cultic object or sacred tree associated with the worship of the Canaanite goddess Asherah, often mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as an idolatrous symbol to be destroyed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asherah pole canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3670239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Asherah pole Context triple: [Asherah, typeOfCultObject, Asherah pole]
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A.
Susa Shrine
Susa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, revered as one of the country’s ancient and significant religious sites.
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B.
Meridian Column
The Meridian Column is a historic monument in Hammerfest, Norway, commemorating the town’s role as a measurement point in the 19th-century Struve Geodetic Arc used to determine the Earth’s shape and size.
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C.
Kagul Obelisk
Kagul Obelisk is a commemorative monument in Saint Petersburg dedicated to the Russian victory at the Battle of Kagul during the Russo-Turkish War.
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D.
Temple of Baalat Gebal
The Temple of Baalat Gebal is an ancient Phoenician sanctuary in Byblos dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, reflecting the religious and cultural significance of this early Mediterranean port.
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E.
Stone Flower monument
The Stone Flower monument is a striking concrete memorial sculpture in present-day Croatia commemorating the victims of the Jasenovac concentration camp during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Asherah pole Target entity description: An Asherah pole is a wooden cultic object or sacred tree associated with the worship of the Canaanite goddess Asherah, often mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as an idolatrous symbol to be destroyed.
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A.
Susa Shrine
Susa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, revered as one of the country’s ancient and significant religious sites.
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B.
Meridian Column
The Meridian Column is a historic monument in Hammerfest, Norway, commemorating the town’s role as a measurement point in the 19th-century Struve Geodetic Arc used to determine the Earth’s shape and size.
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C.
Kagul Obelisk
Kagul Obelisk is a commemorative monument in Saint Petersburg dedicated to the Russian victory at the Battle of Kagul during the Russo-Turkish War.
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D.
Temple of Baalat Gebal
The Temple of Baalat Gebal is an ancient Phoenician sanctuary in Byblos dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, reflecting the religious and cultural significance of this early Mediterranean port.
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E.
Stone Flower monument
The Stone Flower monument is a striking concrete memorial sculpture in present-day Croatia commemorating the victims of the Jasenovac concentration camp during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultic object
ⓘ
idolatrous object ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Asherah
ⓘ
Canaanite religion ⓘ ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| commandedActionInHebrewBible |
burn
ⓘ
cut down ⓘ destroy ⓘ |
| condemnedIn |
Chronicles
ⓘ
Deuteronomy ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Deuteronomy
Judges ⓘ Kings ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
ancient Near East ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cult symbol
ⓘ
sacred tree ⓘ wooden image ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Hebrew term "asherah" ⓘ |
| hasForm |
pole
ⓘ
sacred tree ⓘ |
| locationType |
high place
ⓘ
hilltop sanctuary ⓘ near altars ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| opposedBy |
Yahwistic monotheism
ⓘ
biblical prophets ⓘ |
| religiousContext | polytheism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
cultic worship
ⓘ
fertility worship ⓘ symbol of a goddess ⓘ |
| religiousProhibition | forbidden in Israelite law ⓘ |
| religiousStatusInHebrewBible |
abomination
ⓘ
idolatry ⓘ |
| ritualAssociation |
Canaanite high places
ⓘ
groves ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
exact form and appearance
ⓘ
whether it represented a tree or carved pole ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Asherah
ⓘ
Canaanite goddess ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age Levant
ⓘ
Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Canaanites
ⓘ
some ancient Israelites ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asherah pole Description of subject: An Asherah pole is a wooden cultic object or sacred tree associated with the worship of the Canaanite goddess Asherah, often mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as an idolatrous symbol to be destroyed.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.