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Women wove garments for Asherah

Kings reports that Josiah removed Asherah's vessels from the temple and destroyed rooms where women wove her ritual garments.

Goddess worship was entrenched in Jerusalem.

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Asherah's symbol stood in Samaria under Ahab and remained under Jehu. Her banishment came late.

Bible reference: 2 Kings 23:4, 7

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 84

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