Edomite religion
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Edomite religion was the polytheistic belief system of the ancient Edomites, centered on the worship of deities such as Qos and influenced by neighboring Canaanite and Israelite religious traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edomite religion canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient religion
ⓘ
polytheistic religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Edom
ⓘ
surface form:
Edomites of Seir
|
| attestedIn |
Edomite inscriptions
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Northwest Semitic inscriptions ⓘ |
| declinedBy | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| follows | polytheism ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Levant
|
| hasCulticPractice |
sacrifice
ⓘ
use of altars ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| hasCulticSiteType |
high places
ⓘ
sanctuaries ⓘ |
| hasDeityRoleForQos |
national protector
ⓘ
storm god ⓘ warrior god ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
archaeological evidence
ⓘ
biblical references ⓘ epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalConcept | national god ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Canaanite religion
ⓘ
Yahwism ⓘ
surface form:
Israelite religion
|
| languageContext | Edomite language ⓘ |
| languageFamilyContext |
Northwest Semitic
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Semitic languages
|
| mainDeity | Qos ⓘ |
| nationalGod | Qos ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Near Eastern religions ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Edom
ⓘ
surface form:
Edomites
|
| practicedIn |
Edom
ⓘ
Negev desert ⓘ
surface form:
Negev region
Transjordan ⓘ
surface form:
southern Transjordan
|
| relatedTo |
Ammonite religion
ⓘ
Moabite religion ⓘ |
| sharesCulturalSphereWith | Levantine religions ⓘ |
| sharesDeity |
Asherah
ⓘ
Baal ⓘ El ⓘ |
| sharesMotifsWith |
Canaanite religion
ⓘ
surface form:
West Semitic religion
|
| sharesPantheonFeaturesWith | Canaanite religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| usesTheonym | Qos ⓘ |
| worships |
Asherah
ⓘ
Baal ⓘ El ⓘ Qos ⓘ other Canaanite deities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.