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  A Feminist Reinterpretation of Yahweh, Asherah, and the Ancient Goddess Tradition The biblical tradition tells us that Moses raised a bronze serpent in the wilderness. Those who had been bitten by venomous snakes looked upon it and were healed. Traditionally, this figure is understood as a symbol of divine salvation. Yet another question can be asked: why do we automatically assume it was a male serpent? Why not a female serpent? And why was this symbol considered so powerful that centuries later King Hezekiah felt compelled to destroy it alongside Asherah? Perhaps what survived in the biblical narrative was not merely an ancient cult object, but one of the last echoes of the Great Goddess tradition that long predated biblical monotheism. Before Eve, There Was Inanna To understand the roots of this symbol, we must travel far beyond Moses and Abraham. One of the oldest myths from Mesopotamia tells the story of the Huluppu Tree. The goddess Inanna plants a sacred tree on the banks ...