Judaic and later Christian myths were created over thousands of years. The most ancient ones, many appearing in the Bible and others originating from the early Midrashic literature, tend to include entities strongly related to Nature Spirits. Those from later periods have fewer examples, but some are still present. A few examples are presented in this chapter to illustrate the point.

Asherah

Asherah is primarily known as a goddess worshipped in a few countries in the ancient Middle East. She was part of many mythologies and is mentioned several times in the Bible, with particular importance placed on the struggle between the Prophet Elijah and Queen Jezebel, who was the daughter of the king of Tyre and brought Asherah’s cult with her to the Land of Israel when she marri...

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