Exo 34:13 | TNotes | STEP | 34:13 Asherah was a Canaanite fertility goddess who would continue to be a temptation throughout Israel’s history (see, e.g., Judg 6:25 ; 1 Kgs 14:15 ; 2 Kgs 23:15 ). • The poles seem to have been fertility symbols.

bJudg 6:25►

c1 Kgs 14:15►

d2 Kgs 23:15►

‏ Exodus 34:13

34:13 ^a Asherah was a Canaanite fertility goddess who would continue to be a temptation throughout Israel’s history (see, e.g., Judg 6:25 ^b; 1 Kgs 14:15 ^c; 2 Kgs 23:15 ^d).

• The poles seem to have been fertility symbols.