k hin ah , ▁or ▁Holy ▁Spirit , ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁dove — a ▁u bi quit ous ▁symbol ▁of ▁god dess ▁relig ions , ▁also ▁found ▁on ▁Heb rew ▁na os ▁shr ines . ▁This ▁spec ulation ▁is ▁not ▁widely ▁accepted . ▁In ▁the ▁non - can on ▁G nost ic ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Thomas , ▁Jesus ▁is ▁dep icted ▁saying , ▁" Who ever ▁knows ▁the ▁Father ▁and ▁the ▁Mother ▁will ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁child ▁of ▁a ▁wh ore ." ▁God dess ▁sym b ology ▁never theless ▁pers ists ▁in ▁Christian ▁icon ography ; ▁Israel ▁Mor row ▁notes ▁that ▁while ▁Christian ▁art ▁typically ▁displays ▁female ▁ang els ▁with ▁av ian ▁wings , ▁the ▁only ▁bib lic al ▁reference ▁to ▁such ▁figures ▁comes ▁through ▁Ze char iah ' s ▁vision ▁of ▁pag an ▁god d esses . ▁ ▁U gar it ic ▁am u lets ▁show ▁a ▁mini ature ▁" tree ▁of ▁life " ▁growing ▁out ▁of ▁Ash er ah ' s ▁bel ly . ▁According ly , ▁Ash er ah ▁pol es , ▁which ▁were ▁sacred ▁trees ▁or ▁pol es , ▁are ▁mentioned ▁many ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Bible , ▁rendered ▁as ▁pal us ▁sac er ▁( s ac red ▁pol es ) ▁in ▁the ▁Latin ▁V ul gate . ▁Ash er ah ▁pol es ▁were ▁prohib ited ▁by ▁the ▁De uter onom ic ▁Code ▁which ▁commanded ▁" You ▁shall ▁not ▁plant ▁any ▁tree ▁as ▁an ▁Ash er ah ▁beside ▁the ▁alt ar ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ".