Asherahאשרה
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Asherah (אשרה) — attested in Deut 16:21 (13 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Deut 16:21 on Sefaria →לֹֽא־תִטַּ֥ע לְךָ֛ אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה כׇּל־עֵ֑ץ אֵ֗צֶל מִזְבַּ֛ח יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃
You shall not set up a sacred postjsacred post See note at 7.5.—any kind of pole beside the altar of the ETERNAL your God that you may make—
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 506 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Wikipedia — Asherah
Asherah was a goddess in ancient Semitic religions. She also appears in Hittite writings as Ašerdu(š) or Ašertu(š), and as Athirat in Ugarit as the consort of ʾEl. Asherah was a major goddess in ancient Northwest Semitic cultures, often associated with fertility, motherhood, and sacred trees. Asherah was the goddess of the sea while "her husband El" was the god of 'heaven.'
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Asherah appears in the stellar reading on 3 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 4831 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 20 Mar 3242 BCE | Taurus | 2 |
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |
