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Jealousy, Image of

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The term for an idol in Ezekiel 8:3 ,Ezekiel 8:3,8:5 . The meaning is either that the idol evokes God's jealousy or that the idol is identified with Asherah, the goddess of passionate love. (Compare 2 Kings 21:7; 2 Chronicles 33:7 .) See Jealousy .

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Jealousy, Image of'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​j/jealousy-image-of.html. 1991.
 
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