▁The ▁prohib ition , ▁as ▁De ver ▁notes , ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁test ament ▁that ▁some ▁people ▁were ▁putting ▁up ▁Ash er ah ▁pol es ▁beside ▁Y ah we h ' s ▁alt ars ▁( cf . ▁ 2 ▁Kings ▁ 2 1 : 7 ). ▁Another ▁significant ▁bib lic al ▁reference ▁occurs ▁in ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁Deb or ah , ▁a ▁female ▁r uler ▁of ▁Israel ▁who ▁held ▁court ▁under ▁a ▁sacred ▁tree ▁( J ud ges ▁ 4 : 5 ), ▁which ▁was ▁preserved ▁for ▁many ▁gener ations . ▁Mor row ▁further ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁" fun eral ▁pill ars ▁of ▁the ▁k ings " ▁described ▁by ▁E zek iel ▁( 4 3 : 9 , ▁various ly ▁translated ▁as ▁" fun eral ▁offer ings " ▁or ▁even ▁" car c ass es ▁of ▁the ▁k ings ") ▁were ▁likely ▁constructed ▁of ▁sacred ▁wood , ▁since ▁the ▁proph et ▁connect s ▁them ▁with ▁" pro st itution ." ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁dove ▁and ▁tree , ▁the ▁l ion ess ▁made ▁a ▁u bi quit ous ▁symbol ▁for ▁god d esses ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Middle ▁East . ▁Lion esses ▁figure ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁Ash er ah ' s ▁icon ography , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century ▁BC ▁Ta ' an ach ▁cult ▁stand , ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁tree ▁mot if . ▁A ▁Heb rew ▁arrow head ▁from ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁BC ▁be ars ▁the ▁ins cription ▁" Serv ant ▁of ▁the ▁Lion ▁Lady ." ▁ ▁In