The centers for the mixed worship of the Israelites were “the high places, ” or local shrines equipped with altars, incense stands, sacred stone pillars, and sacred poles, apparently wooden symbols of Asherah, a Canaanite goddess of fertility.
Di situ terdapat altar, kaki pedupaan, pilar batu suci, dan tonggak suci dari kayu yang tampaknya adalah lambang untuk Asyera, dewi kesuburan orang Kanaan.