ort ▁of ▁Y ah we h ▁and ▁was ▁worship ed ▁as ▁the ▁queen ▁of ▁heaven , ▁for ▁whose ▁festival ▁the ▁Heb rew s ▁b aked ▁small ▁c akes . ▁De ver ▁also ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁multiple ▁shr ines ▁and ▁tem ples ▁within ▁ancient ▁Israel ▁and ▁Jud ah . ▁The ▁temple ▁site ▁at ▁Ar ad ▁is ▁particularly ▁interesting ▁for ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁two ▁( poss ibly ▁three ) ▁mas se bot , ▁standing ▁stones ▁representing ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁de ities . ▁Although ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁de ities ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁mas se bot ▁is ▁uncertain , ▁Y ah we h ▁and ▁Ash er ah ▁or ▁Ash er ah ▁and ▁Ba al ▁remain ▁strong ▁candidates , ▁as ▁De ver ▁notes : ▁" The ▁only ▁god dess ▁whose ▁name ▁is ▁well ▁att ested ▁in ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Bible ▁( or ▁in ▁ancient ▁Israel ▁generally ) ▁is ▁Ash er ah ." ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Ash er ah ▁appears ▁forty ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Bible , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁much ▁reduced ▁in ▁English ▁transl ations . ▁The ▁word ▁ ʾ ă š ē r â ▁is ▁translated ▁in ▁Greek ▁as ▁ ἄ λ σ ος ▁( gro ve ; ▁pl ural : ▁ ἄ λ σ η ) ▁in ▁every ▁instance ▁apart ▁from ▁Isa iah ▁ 1 7 : 8 ; ▁ 2 7 : 9 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁Chron icles ▁ 1 5 : 1 6 ; ▁ 2 4 : 1 8 , ▁with ▁ δ έ ν δ ρ α ▁(