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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(star). A city of
Bashan
, noted for its
worship
of
Ashtoreth
(
Deut. 1:4
4
After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: (Deuteronomy 1:4)
;
Josh. 9:10; 12:4; 13:12
10
And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth. (Joshua 9:10)
4
And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, (Joshua 12:4)
12
All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out. (Joshua 13:12)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Goddess
of
the
Phoenicians and
Zidonians
, worshipped by
Israel
after the
death
of
Joshua
, and by
Solomon
.
Ashtaroth
was the
chief
female
goddess and
Baal
the chief male
god
, and
they
are
often
named
together.
Josiah
destroyed the emblems of her
worship
as introduced by Solomon (
Judg. 2:13
13
And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. (Judges 2:13)
;
Judg. 10:6
6
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him. (Judges 10:6)
;
1 Sam. 7:3-4
3
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
4
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only. (1 Samuel 7:3‑4)
;
1 Sam. 12:10
10
And they cried unto the Lord, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. (1 Samuel 12:10)
;
1 Sam. 31:10
10
And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. (1 Samuel 31:10)
;
1 Kings 11:5,33
5
For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. (1 Kings 11:5)
33
Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. (1 Kings 11:33)
;
2 Kings 23:13
13
And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile. (2 Kings 23:13)
). Ashtaroth is often called ASTARTE, which is her
name
in the
Greek
, and
Istar
or
Ishtar
in the
Assyrian
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
1045
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Beyth
Phonic:
`Ashtarowth
Meaning:
: from
1004
and
6252
; house of Ashtoreths; Beth-Ashtaroth, a place in Palestine
KJV Usage:
house of Ashtaroth. Compare
1203
,
6252
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