Qos of Edom and Chemosh of Moab served parallel functions as national patron deities of Transjordanian kingdoms. Both were storm-war gods whose favor determined their nation's military success.
Qos of Edom and Milcom of Ammon were both national patron deities of Transjordanian kingdoms neighboring Israel. Both functioned as Baal-type storm gods adapted to their respective peoples.
Qos and Yahweh were both storm deities worshipped in overlapping southern Levantine regions. Biblical traditions tracing Yahweh's origins to Seir and Teman suggest complex religious interchange between Edomite and Israelite traditions.
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