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ASHTAROTH

(Heb. ʿaštārôṯ)

(PLACE)

A city in Bashan, a dwelling place (along with Edrei) of the Amorite king Og, who attempted to impede the progress of the Israelites on their way to Canaan (Deut. 1:4; Josh. 12:4). After Og’s defeat, the town was allotted to the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 13:31) and became a levitical city of the Gershomites (1 Chr. 6:71[MT 56]).

The name (the plural form of the Canaanite fertility goddess Ashtoreth) is mentioned in variant forms in several ancient inscriptions including the Egyptian Execration Texts (19th century b.c.), records of Thutmose III (1504-1450), Amarna Letters, Ugaritic texts, and a relief of Tiglath-pileser III (745-727).

The place is probably to be identified with Tell {Ashtarah (243244), ca. 5 km. (3 mi.) S of Sheikh Saʿd, usually identified with Ashteroth-karnaim (Gen. 14:5), and ca. 32 km. (20 mi.) E of the Sea of Galilee. The site has occupational evidence from the Early Bronze Age through Iron I.

Paul J. Ray, Jr.

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ASHTAROTH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)