You are hereHomeBARNovember/December 1984Who or What Was Yahweh’s Asherah? See the Ugaritic goddesses “Qudshu” (qds, etyrnologically “sanctuary”) and “Athirat” (atrt, etymologically “[holy] place”) and the Aramaic god “Bethel” (byt-’l, etymologically “house of god,” “temple”). Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.