The leader of the Edomites called out to Wahib, “You come upon us in stealth when we denied you entry unto our country, but try to do battle now.
Then Jamali unto the Edomites: “The goddess Wisdom has commanded us, and we have obeyed, but we set not foot into Edom.”
Then a cloud descended from heaven and set above the armies of the Edomites, and a mist surrounded them.
The leader of the Edomites sent forth his chariots into the shallows of the river.
Then a great flame emitted from the mouth of the beast, and the host of the Edomites were consumed.
Esau became the ancestor of the Edomites (a nation that lived southeast of Israel, in the area of modern southern Jordan).
The Edomites and Israelites had a long history of tension and conflict.
The other families of Hebrews like the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, etc were assigned to other Elohims that the Bible names clearly.
Archaeological evidence suggests Yahweh began as a regional deity among the Midianites or Edomites before being adopted by the Israelites.
Qos (Qaus): Qos was the primary deity of the Edomites.
Not as much is known about his characteristics, but he was considered a national god who guided and protected the Edomite people.
Edomites: Descendants of Esau, living southeast of Israel, contemporary with the Israelites.
Horites: Inhabitants of Edom before the Edomites, contemporary with the early patriarchs.
Biglino notes that this aligns with the general view he has been presenting for years: that a group of Elohim gave various populations—Moabites, Ammonites, Amalekites, Edomites, and Israelites—a series of rules and regulations, which also included practical teachings such as metallurgy.
Genesis 36:20-30: This chapter provides a genealogy of Esau, who is described as the father of the Edomites.
It includes a list of Horite chiefs, suggesting that the Horites were integrated into Edomite society.
Deuteronomy 2:12: This passage recounts how the Edomites, descended from Esau, lived in the land of Seir before displacing the Horites.
Egyptian attestations of a name close to YHWH among southern nomads (Astour’s yhwꜣ; Van Der Toorn on fourteenth-century Edomite-Midianite worship before Israel) sit on the same southern map.