By the time this occurred, Yahweh had already been gradually absorbing the positive characteristics of the other gods and goddesses including Asherah, a process of appropriation that was an essential step in the subsequent emergence of one of Judaism's most notable features, its uncompromising monotheism.
By the time this occurred, Yahweh had already been gradually absorbing the positive characteristics of the other gods and goddesses including Asherah its uncompromising monotheism. The positive characteristics of the other gods and goddesses including Asherah were a process of appropriation. This process of appropriation was an essential step in the subsequent emergence of one of Judaism's most notable features.