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Ashtoreth
Ashtoreth (also Ashtaroth) is the name of a Canaanite and Sidonian goddess mentioned in the Old Testament. Usually named alongside Baal, she stands as a representative term for the foreign gods Israel served after forsaking the LORD.
Baal
Baal is a Hebrew word meaning "lord" or "master." In the Old Testament it refers to the god whom the Canaanites worshiped as a deity of rain and fertility. The name appears in Judges, Kings, and the prophetic books as the epitome of the idolatry into which Israel repeatedly fell.
Og
Og was the king who ruled the region of Bashan, east of the Jordan River, toward the end of the Exodus era. According to Numbers and Deuteronomy, he fought Israel, led by Moses, at Edrei and was defeated.
Edrei
Edrei was a city in the region of Bashan east of the Jordan River, where Israel defeated Og, king of Bashan, near the end of the wilderness period. The book of Joshua also mentions a different city of the same name in the territory of the tribe of Naphtali.
Rephaim
The Rephaim were an ancient people of great stature who, according to the Old Testament, lived east of the Jordan and in Canaan before Israel. In the poetic and prophetic books, the same word can also refer to the spirits of the dead.
Asherah
Asherah is the name of a Canaanite goddess mentioned in the Old Testament. The word also refers to the wooden pole or carved image used in her worship. It often serves as a representative term for Israel's idolatry.
Mount of Corruption
The Mount of Corruption is a mountain east of Jerusalem mentioned in 2 Kings 23:13. Solomon built high places for foreign gods there, and Josiah later defiled and destroyed them. It is commonly identified with the southern part of the Mount of Olives.