The King James Version translates the Hebrew word Asherah as "grove" or "groves." The SDA Bible Dictionary explains that Asherah is a goddess of vegetation, or the "Lady of the Sea." She was the female counterpart to Baal, and images to her were set up and worshipped by the people of Israel and Judah. Asherah may also refer to the wooden poles and tree trunks dedicated to the goddess.
The drought that Elijah announced was a clear strike by the true God against the "goddess" of vegetation, as the lack of rain turned the vegetation brown.
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