Presents 9th-8th century inscriptions as well as their theological and historical implications for understanding the femaleness of deities in the Old Testament. Egyptian analogues to Asherah's symbol; Observance of the asherah; Association between Asherah and Yahweh; Mention of the asherah; Devotion to the asherah; Removal of the asherah; Survival of the transformed asherah in the Bible; Monotheism in ancient Israel.