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Poles are mentioned in several passages throughout the Bible, serving both practical and symbolic roles.<br><br><b>1. The Bronze Serpent on a Pole</b><br><br>One of the most notable references to a pole in the Bible is found in the account of the bronze serpent in the Book of Numbers. When the Israelites were afflicted by venomous snakes in the wilderness, God instructed Moses to make a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. Those who looked at the serpent on the pole were healed. This event is recorded in <a href="/numbers/21-8.htm">Numbers 21:8-9</a> : "Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.' So Moses made a bronze serpent and mounted it on a pole. Whenever a snake bit someone, he looked at the bronze serpent and lived."<br><br>This incident is later referenced in the New Testament as a typology of Christ's crucifixion, where Jesus is lifted up on the cross for the salvation of humanity (<a href="/john/3-14.htm">John 3:14-15</a>).<br><br><b>2. The Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant</b><br><br>Poles were also integral to the construction and transportation of the Tabernacle and its furnishings. The Ark of the Covenant, which represented God's presence among His people, was designed with rings on its sides through which poles were inserted. These poles allowed the Levites to carry the Ark without touching it directly, as described in <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Exodus 25:13-15</a> : "And you are to make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, so that the ark may be carried by them. The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed."<br><br>The use of poles in this context underscores the holiness of the Ark and the reverence required in handling sacred objects.<br><br><b>3. Symbolism and Representation</b><br><br>In addition to their practical uses, poles in the Bible can carry symbolic meanings. The act of lifting something on a pole often signifies elevation, visibility, and proclamation. The bronze serpent on the pole, for instance, not only served a practical purpose for healing but also symbolized God's provision and mercy.<br><br><b>4. Other Uses</b><br><br>Poles were also used in various other contexts, such as in the construction of the Tabernacle's framework and the carrying of other sacred items. For example, the curtains and coverings of the Tabernacle were supported by poles, as detailed in <a href="/bsb/exodus/26.htm">Exodus 26</a>.<br><br>In summary, poles in the Bible are multifaceted tools that serve both functional and symbolic purposes. They are associated with divine instruction, sacredness, and the manifestation of God's power and presence among His people.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5/ yards, or a square measure equal to 30/ square yards; a rod; a perch.<p>4. (<I>v. t.</I>) To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops.<p>5. (<I>v. t.</I>) To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn.<p>6. (<I>v. t.</I>) To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat.<p>7. (<I>v. t.</I>) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.<p>8. (<I>n.</I>) Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north pole.<p>9. (<I>n.</I>) A point upon the surface of a sphere equally distant from every part of the circumference of a great circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the surface. Such a point is called the pole of that circle; as, the pole of the horizon; the pole of the ecliptic; the pole of a given meridian.<p>10. (<I>n.</I>) One of the opposite or contrasted parts or directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points, or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the north pole of a needle.<p>11. (<I>n.</I>) The firmament; the sky.<p>12. (<I>n.</I>) See Polarity, and Polar, n.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">POLE</span><p>pol: <a href="/numbers/21-8.htm">Numbers 21:8, 9</a> the King James Version for nes, Revised Version "standard."<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3146.htm"><span class="l">3146. mastigoo -- to scourge</span></a> <br><b>...</b> mastigoo Phonetic Spelling: (mas-tig-o'-o) Short Definition: I flog, scourge Definition:<br> I flog, scourge, the victim being strapped to a <b>pole</b> or frame; met: I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3146.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4716.htm"><span class="l">4716. stauros -- an upright stake, hence a cross (the Rom. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> From the base of histemi; a stake or post (as set upright), ie (specially), a <b>pole</b><br> or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4716.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/1385.htm"><span class="l">1385. dokos -- a beam of timber</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1385 -- a large beam (joist) of wood; "" () a log on which planks in the house rest<br> (as in the papyri); joist, rafter, plank (Moffatt); a <b>pole</b> sticking out <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1385.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4132.htm"><span class="l">4132. mot -- a shaking, <b>pole</b>, bar (of a yoke)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4131, 4132. mot. 4133 . a shaking, <b>pole</b>, bar (of a yoke). Transliteration:<br> mot Phonetic Spelling: (mote) Short Definition: bars. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4132.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4133.htm"><span class="l">4133. motah -- a <b>pole</b>, bar (of a yoke)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4132, 4133. motah. 4134 . a <b>pole</b>, bar (of a yoke). Transliteration: motah Phonetic<br> Spelling: (mo-taw') Short Definition: yoke. Word Origin fem. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4133.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5251.htm"><span class="l">5251. nes -- a standard, ensign, signal, sign</span></a><br><b>...</b> warning (1). banner, <b>pole</b>, sail, ensign, standard. From nacac; a flag; also<br> a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5251.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8650.htm"><span class="l">8650. toren -- a mast</span></a><br><b>...</b> beacon, mast. Probably for 'oren; a <b>pole</b> (as a mast or flag-staff) -- beacon, mast.<br> see HEBREW 'oren. 8649b, 8650. toren. 8651 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8650.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7573.htm"><span class="l">7573. ratham -- to bind, attach</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to bind, attach NASB Word Usage harness (1). yoke, bind. A primitive<br> root; to yoke up (to the <b>pole</b> of a vehicle) -- bind. 7572, 7573. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7573.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7574.htm"><span class="l">7574. rethem -- broom plant, retem</span></a><br><b>...</b> juniper tree. Or rothem {ro'-them}; from ratham; the Spanish broom (from its<br> <b>pole</b>-like stems) -- juniper (tree). see HEBREW ratham. 7573, 7574. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7574.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6321.htm"><span class="l">6321. pol -- beans</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6320, 6321. pol. 6322 . beans. Transliteration: pol Phonetic Spelling:<br> (<b>pole</b>) Short Definition: beans. Word Origin of uncertain <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6321.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/allen/autobiography_of_frank_g_allen_minister_of_the_gospel/chapter_x_narrow_escapes_is.htm"><span class="l">Narrow Escapes. Is Thrown from a Horse. Has Pneumonia. Nearly <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> One day I was hauling heavy barn sills. They were swung under the hind axle,<br> and the <b>pole</b> was tied by a chain back around the sill. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter x narrow escapes is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/abbott/cyrus_the_great/chapter_vii_the_conquest_of.htm"><span class="l">The Conquest of Lydia.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He set up a <b>pole</b> on the plain in an upright position, and then measured the <b>pole</b><br> and also its shadow. He also measured the length of the shadow of the pyramid. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/cyrus the great/chapter vii the conquest of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hippolytus/the_refutation_of_all_heresies/chapter_xlvii_opinions_of_the_heretics.htm"><span class="l">Opinions of the Heretics Borrowed from Aratus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For they suppose that towards the North <b>Pole</b> is situated the Dragon, the Serpent,<br> from the highest <b>pole</b> looking upon all (the objects), and gazing on all the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter xlvii opinions of the heretics.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lactantius/of_the_manner_in_which_the_persecutors_died/the_phoenix.htm"><span class="l">The Phoenix</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Attributed to Lactantius [2011] There is a happy spot, retired [2012] in the<br> first East, where the great gate of the eternal <b>pole</b> lies open. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lactantius/of the manner in which the persecutors died/the phoenix.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/the_poison_and_the_antidote.htm"><span class="l">The Poison and the Antidote</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And Moses prayed for the people.8. And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery<br> serpent, and set it upon a <b>pole</b>: and it shall come to pass, that every one <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the poison and the antidote.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/fathers_of_the_third_century_tertullian_appendix/3_genesis.htm"><span class="l">Genesis.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 5 While chaos and black darkness shrouded all: Which darkness, when God bade be<br> from the <b>pole</b> [1245]. <b>...</b> Increase, that with your seed the <b>pole</b> and earth [1258]. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/fathers of the third century tertullian appendix/3 genesis.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_vii_evening_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Evening of the Third Day in Passion-Week-On the Mount of Olives <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> This was placed in a hollow cup or deep saucer - the Beth Shiqqua [5524] - which<br> was fastened by a pointed end into a long wooden <b>pole</b>, on which it was borne <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter vii evening of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brown/the_story_of_the_hymns_and_tunes/chapter_iv_missionary_hymns.htm"><span class="l">Missionary Hymns.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Let the Gospel Loud resound from <b>pole</b> to <b>pole</b>. This song of anticipation has dropped<br> out of the modern hymnals, but the last stanza lingers in many memories. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brown/the story of the hymns and tunes/chapter iv missionary hymns.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cowper/translations_from_the_french_of_madame_de_la_mothe_guion/god_neither_known_nor_loved.htm"><span class="l">God Neither Known nor Loved by the World</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Fills them with rage against his empire now: I traverse earth in vain from <b>pole</b><br> to <b>pole</b>,. To seek one simple heart, set free from all below. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../god neither known nor loved.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cowper/translations_from_the_french_of_madame_de_la_mothe_guion/the_triumph_of_heavenly_love.htm"><span class="l">The Triumph of Heavenly Love Desired</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A thousand sorrows pierce my soul,. To think that all are not thine own: Ah! be<br> adored from <b>pole</b> to <b>pole</b>; Where is thy zeal? arise; be known! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the triumph of heavenly love.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/pole.htm"><span class="l"><b>Pole</b> (21 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches<br> have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage <b>pole</b>, a wooden bar <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pole.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/perch.htm"><span class="l">Perch (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (n.) A <b>pole</b>; a long staff; a rod; esp., a <b>pole</b> or other support for fowls to<br> roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/perch.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/plow.htm"><span class="l">Plow (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The branch is cut off 10 or 12 ft. from the trunk and forms the <b>pole</b>. A lighter<br> stick, about 3 ft. <b>...</b> The <b>pole</b> is of 2 pieces joined end to end. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/plow.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/staff.htm"><span class="l">Staff (91 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon;<br> a <b>pole</b> or stick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/staff.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/eden.htm"><span class="l">Eden (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. The North <b>Pole</b>: Dr. William F. Warren has with prodigious learning attempted<br> to show that the original Eden was at the North <b>Pole</b>, a theory which has too <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/eden.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/chariot.htm"><span class="l">Chariot (102 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The chief pieces of the Hebrew chariot were (1) the <b>pole</b> to which the two horses<br> were yoked, (2) the axle-resting upon two wheels with six or eight spokes (1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chariot.htm - 55k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vault.htm"><span class="l">Vault (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4. (n.) A leap or bound. 5. (n.) The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet. 6. (n.)<br> A leap by aid of the hands, or of a <b>pole</b>, springboard, or the like. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vault.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tongue.htm"><span class="l">Tongue (160 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 16. (n.) The <b>pole</b> of a vehicle; especially, the <b>pole</b> of an ox cart, to the end<br> of which the oxen are yoked. 17. (n.) The clapper of a bell. 18. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tongue.htm - 42k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rod.htm"><span class="l">Rod (138 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4. (n.) A support for a fishing line; a fish <b>pole</b>. <b>...</b> 7. (n.) A measure of length<br> containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and <b>pole</b>. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rod.htm - 42k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/roost.htm"><span class="l">Roost (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (n.) The <b>pole</b> or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch. <b>...</b> 5. (vi)<br> To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a <b>pole</b>, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/roost.htm - 8k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/See-You-at-the-Pole.html">What is See You at the Pole (SYATP)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/cross-pole-stake.html">Was Jesus crucified on a cross, pole, or stake? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Asherah-pole.html">What is an Asherah pole? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/pole.htm">Pole: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Pole (21 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-10.htm">Numbers 4:10</a></span><br />and they shall put it and all the utensils thereof within a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put it upon a <span class="boldtext">pole</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Numbers 4:12</a></span><br />And they shall take all the instruments of service, wherewith they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put them upon a <span class="boldtext">pole</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Numbers 13:23</a></span><br />And they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it upon a staff between two; they brought also of the pomegranates, and of the figs. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-8.htm">Numbers 21:8</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a <span class="boldtext">pole</span>: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS DBY WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Numbers 21:9</a></span><br />And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a <span class="boldtext">pole</span>, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS DBY WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-21.htm">Deuteronomy 16:21</a></span><br />You shall not plant for yourselves an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of Yahweh your God, which you shall make for yourselves.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/6-25.htm">Judges 6:25</a></span><br />It happened the same night, that Yahweh said to him, "Take your father's bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Judges 6:26</a></span><br />and build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/6-28.htm">Judges 6:28</a></span><br />When the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bull was offered on the altar that was built.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/6-30.htm">Judges 6:30</a></span><br />Then the men of the city said to Joash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">1 Kings 15:13</a></span><br />Also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33</a></span><br />Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2</a></span><br />Let us go, please, to the Jordan, and every man a beam from there, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell." He answered, "Go!"<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/13-6.htm">2 Kings 13:6</a></span><br />Nevertheless they didn't depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin, but walked therein: and there remained the Asherah also in Samaria.)<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a></span><br />They forsook all the commandments of Yahweh their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served Baal.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3</a></span><br />For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/21-7.htm">2 Kings 21:7</a></span><br />He set the engraved image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which Yahweh said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name forever;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">2 Kings 23:6</a></span><br />He brought out the Asherah from the house of Yahweh, outside of Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat it to dust, and cast its dust on the graves of the common people.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">2 Kings 23:15</a></span><br />Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16</a></span><br />Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/30-17.htm">Isaiah 30:17</a></span><br />One thousand because of the rebuke of one, Because of the rebuke of five ye flee, Till ye have been surely left as a <span class="boldtext">pole</span> On the top of the mountain, And as an ensign on the height.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/pole.htm">Pole</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rings.htm">Rings (46 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