- Ashtar-Chemosh
Ashtar-Chemosh is
goddess worshipped by the ancientMoabites . She is mentioned on theMesha Stele as a female counterpart toChemosh . She may be identical withAstarte .
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
Ashtar-Chemosh
Look at other dictionaries:
CHEMOSH — (Heb. כְּמוֹשׁ), the chief god of the Moabites. The Bible uses the form kemosh (Num. 21:29; Jer. 48:13, et al.), while in the mesha stele the name appears as kmš, lacking the vav. In other epigraphic material the name appears as the theophoric… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ashtar — may refer to:People * Ashtar Chemosh, a Moab goddess in Middle East mythology * another spelling of Astar, an Ethiopian Aksumite god * Malik al Ashtar (c.637,658), in Arabic history, a companion of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, the cousin of Muhammad, and… … Wikipedia
Chemosh — For other uses, see Chemosh (disambiguation). Religions of the Ancient Near East … Wikipedia
Moab — This article is about a location in Jordan. For other uses, see Moab (disambiguation). Moabite sarcophagus in Jordan Archaeological Museum in Amman Moab (Hebrew: מוֹאָב, Modern … Wikipedia
MOAB — (Heb. מוֹאָב), a land E. of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, one of Israel s neighbors in biblical times. The highland of Moab extends southward to the Zered River (Wādī al Ḥasāʾ), eastward to the desert, and westward to the Dead Sea. Its northern… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ASHTORETH — (Heb. עַשְׁתׁרֶת), Canaanite goddess. Possibly, the deliberate corruption of the name ʿštrt (ʿaštart or ʿašteret) is meant to conform to the vocalization of the Hebrew word boshet ( shame ; see euphemism and dysphemism ). Ashtoreth is the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Herem — For the same Hebrew word, when used to mean a form of excommunication, see Cherem. Herem or cherem (Hebrew: חרם, ḥērem), as used in the Hebrew Bible, means ‘devote’ or ‘destroy’.[1] It is also referred to as the ban. The term has been explained… … Wikipedia
ḤEREM — (Heb. חֵרֶם), the status of that which is separated from common use or contact either because it is proscribed as an abomination to God or because it is consecrated to Him (cf. Ar., ḥaruma, be forbidden, become sacred ; ḥaram, holy precinct ;… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MESHA — (Heb. מֵישַׁע), king of Moab in the ninth century B.C.E. (see moab ). The name is formed from the root yšʿ, to deliver, save. In II Kings 3:4 it is stated that Mesha was a sheep breeder. He was subjugated by ahab and paid him tribute. After Ahab… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mesha Stele — in the Louvre Museum. The Mesha Stele (popularized in the 19th century as the Moabite Stone ) is a black basalt stone bearing an inscription by the 9th century BC ruler Mesha of Moab in Jordan. The inscription was set up about 840 BC as a… … Wikipedia