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2 Chronicles 20:33
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2 Chronicles 20:33
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33 Nevertheless, the high places did not disappear and the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.
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Exodus 34:13
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Exodus 34:13
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13 Tear down their altars; smash their sacred stones, and cut down their asherahs.[a]
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- 34:13 Asherah was the name of a Canaanite goddess. In her honor wooden poles (asherot) were erected, just as stone pillars (massebot) were erected in honor of the god Baal. Both were placed near the altar in a Canaanite shrine.
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