Ashtaroth
A written article for Ashtaroth is still to come. Below and alongside: where Ashtaroth appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.
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Ashtaroth
Original word
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עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ashtaroth, astarothH6252
Where Ashtaroth appears in Scripture
אַֽחֲרֵי הַכֹּתוֹ אֵת סִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר יוֹשֵׁב בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֵת עוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן אֲשֶׁר-יוֹשֵׁב בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹת בְּאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃
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:
וְאֵת׀ כָּל-אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִשְׁנֵי מַלְכֵי הָֽאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן לְסִיחוֹן מֶלֶךְ חֶשְׁבּוֹן וּלְעוֹג מֶֽלֶךְ-הַבָּשָׁן אֲשֶׁר בְּעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃
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.
וּגְבוּל עוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן מִיֶּתֶר הָֽרְפָאִים הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וּבְאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃
And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
כָּל-מַמְלְכוּת עוֹג בַּבָּשָׁן אֲשֶׁר-מָלַךְ בְּעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וּבְאֶדְרֶעִי הוּא נִשְׁאַר מִיֶּתֶר הָֽרְפָאִים וַיַּכֵּם מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּֽרִשֵֽׁם׃
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.
וַֽחֲצִי הַגִּלְעָד וְעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְאֶדְרֶעִי עָרֵי מַמְלְכוּת עוֹג בַּבָּשָׁן לִבְנֵי מָכִיר בֶּן-מְנַשֶּׁה לַֽחֲצִי בְנֵֽי-מָכִיר לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם׃
And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
וַיַּֽעַזְבוּ אֶת-יְהוָה וַיַּֽעַבְדוּ לַבַּעַל וְלָֽעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃
And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
וַיֹּסִיפוּ׀ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַֽעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיַּֽעַבְדוּ אֶת-הַבְּעָלִים וְאֶת-הָֽעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְאֶת-אֱלֹהֵי אֲרָם וְאֶת-אֱלֹהֵי צִידוֹן וְאֵת׀ אֱלֹהֵי מוֹאָב וְאֵת אֱלֹהֵי בְנֵֽי-עַמּוֹן וְאֵת אֱלֹהֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּֽעַזְבוּ אֶת-יְהוָה וְלֹא עֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃
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.
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל-כָּל-בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר אִם-בְּכָל-לְבַבְכֶם אַתֶּם שָׁבִים אֶל-יְהוָה הָסִירוּ אֶת-אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר מִתּֽוֹכְכֶם וְהָֽעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְהָכִינוּ לְבַבְכֶם אֶל-יְהוָה וְעִבְדֻהוּ לְבַדּוֹ וְיַצֵּל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
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.
וַיָּסִירוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-הַבְּעָלִים וְאֶת-הָֽעַשְׁתָּרֹת וַיַּֽעַבְדוּ אֶת-יְהוָה לְבַדּֽוֹ׃
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
וַיִּזְעֲקוּ אֶל-יְהוָה (ויאמר) וַיֹּאמְרוּ חָטָאנוּ כִּי עָזַבְנוּ אֶת-יְהוָה וַנַּֽעֲבֹד אֶת-הַבְּעָלִים וְאֶת-הָֽעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְעַתָּה הַצִּילֵנוּ מִיַּד אֹֽיְבֵינוּ וְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃
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.
וַיָּשִׂימוּ אֶת-כֵּלָיו בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְאֶת-גְּוִיָּתוֹ תָּֽקְעוּ בְּחוֹמַת בֵּית שָֽׁן׃
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
לִבְנֵי גֵּֽרְשׁוֹם מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת חֲצִי מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה אֶת-גּוֹלָן בַּבָּשָׁן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ וְאֶת-עַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃
Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs: