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He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same <i>is</i> the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he <i>is</i> the father of the people of Ammon to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for the younger, she also gave birth to a son, and named him Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As for the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And as for the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As for the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The younger also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-ammi (son of my people); he is the father of the Ammonites to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The younger also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The younger also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The younger daughter named her son Benammi, and he is the ancestor of the Ammonites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben Ammi. He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The younger daughter also had a son, whom she named Benammi. He was the ancestor of the present-day Ammonites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-ammi, and he is the ancestor of the Ammonites to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-Ammi. He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ben Ammi. He is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ben Ammi. He is the father of the children of Ammon to this day. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As for the younger, she has also born a son and calls his name Ben-Ammi: he [is] father of the sons of Ammon to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> as to the younger, she also hath born a son, and calleth his name Ben-Ammi: he is father of the Beni-Ammon unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the small also, she will bring forth a son, and she will call his name the son of my people: this the father of the sons of Ammon till this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ammon, that is, the son of my people: he is the father of the Ammonites unto this day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, the younger gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ammon, that is, ‘the son of my people.’ He is the father of the Ammonites, even today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The younger one, too, gave birth to a son, and she named him Ammon, saying, “The son of my kin.” He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The younger also bore a son and named him Ben-ammi; he is the ancestor of the Ammonites to this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the younger also bore a son and called his name Bar-ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the younger also gave birth to a son, and she called his name, Bar Ammi; he is the father of the children of Amon until today. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi--the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the younger also bore a son, and called his name Amman, saying, The son of my family. This is the father of the Ammanites to this present day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/19-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4354" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Lot and His Daughters</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">37</span>The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today. <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6810.htm" title="6810: wə·haṣ·ṣə·‘î·rāh (Conj-w, Art:: Adj-fs) -- Little, insignificant, young. Or tsanowr; from tsa'ar; little; few; young, ignoble.">The younger daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">also</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yā·lə·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">gave birth to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bên (N-ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: wat·tiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">and she named</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1151.htm" title="1151: ben- (Prep) -- Son of my people, a son of Lot. From ben and am with pronomial suffix; son of my people; Ben-Ammi, a son of Lot."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1151.htm" title="1151: ‘am·mî (N-proper-ms) -- Son of my people, a son of Lot. From ben and am with pronomial suffix; son of my people; Ben-Ammi, a son of Lot.">Ben-ammi.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇî (N-msc) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">He is the father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the Ammonites</a> <a href="/hebrew/5983.htm" title="5983: ‘am·mō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A people living E. of the Jordan. From am; tribal, i.e. Inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-19.htm">Deuteronomy 2:19</a></span><br />But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Judges 3:12-14</a></span><br />Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. / After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms. / The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4-27</a></span><br />Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. / But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. / So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1-14</a></span><br />Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. / Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: / “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-47</a></span><br />Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/1-1.htm">Ruth 1:1-4</a></span><br />In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab. / The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there. / Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalm 60:8</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Psalm 108:9</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Nehemiah 13:1-3</a></span><br />At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, / because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing). / As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.</p><p class="hdg">Ben-ammi.</p><p class="hdg">children.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9,19</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land <i>for</i> a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot <i>for</i> a possession… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3</a></b></br> An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Judges 10:6-18</a></b></br> And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/2-1.htm">Ammi</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/amos/1-4.htm">Ben</a> <a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Born</a> <a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Today</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/2-1.htm">Ammi</a> <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/genesis/20-17.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-8.htm">Ben</a> <a href="/genesis/20-17.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/21-3.htm">Born</a> <a href="/genesis/20-17.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/20-12.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/21-26.htm">Today</a> <a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Lot entertains two angels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-26.htm">Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Lot dwells in a cave.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This act was driven by a fear of extinction and a misunderstanding of God's provision. The birth of this son signifies the continuation of Lot's lineage, despite the morally questionable circumstances. This event highlights the theme of human frailty and the consequences of actions taken outside of God's will.<p><b>and she named him Ben-ammi</b><br>The name "Ben-ammi" means "son of my people" in Hebrew. This name reflects the daughter's desire to establish a new lineage and identity for her offspring. Naming in biblical times was significant, often reflecting circumstances of birth or prophetic insights. The choice of this name indicates a focus on the preservation of family and cultural identity, despite the unconventional origins.<p><b>He is the father of the Ammonites of today</b><br>The Ammonites were a significant people group in the ancient Near East, often in conflict with Israel. This phrase establishes the origin of the Ammonites, linking them directly to Lot's lineage. Historically, the Ammonites settled in the region east of the Jordan River, in what is modern-day Jordan. They played a prominent role in the biblical narrative, often opposing Israel (e.g., <a href="/judges/11.htm">Judges 11</a>, <a href="/1_samuel/11.htm">1 Samuel 11</a>). Theologically, the Ammonites' origin story serves as a reminder of the long-lasting consequences of sin and the complex relationships between the descendants of Abraham and their neighbors.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_younger_daughter.htm">The Younger Daughter</a></b><br>The unnamed younger daughter of Lot, who, along with her sister, took drastic measures to preserve their family line after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/ben-ammi.htm">Ben-Ammi</a></b><br>The son born to Lot's younger daughter, whose name means "son of my people" in Hebrew. He became the progenitor of the Ammonites, a people who would later have significant interactions with the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ammonites.htm">The Ammonites</a></b><br>A nation descended from Ben-Ammi, often in conflict with Israel throughout biblical history. They settled in the region east of the Jordan River.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>The father of the daughters, nephew of Abraham, who settled in Sodom and was rescued by angels before its destruction.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom_and_gomorrah.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah</a></b><br>Cities destroyed by God due to their wickedness, leading to Lot and his daughters fleeing to safety.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_desperation.htm">Consequences of Desperation</a></b><br>The actions of Lot's daughters, driven by fear and desperation, led to the birth of nations that would become adversaries of Israel. This highlights the importance of trusting God rather than resorting to human solutions in times of crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_influence.htm">Legacy and Influence</a></b><br>The account of Ben-Ammi and the Ammonites serves as a reminder of how our actions can have long-lasting effects on future generations. It encourages us to consider the legacy we are leaving behind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_grace.htm">God's Sovereignty and Grace</a></b><br>Despite the origins of the Ammonites, God still had a plan for them and instructed Israel to respect their territory. This demonstrates God's sovereignty and grace, even towards those outside the covenant community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/interpersonal_and_national_relationships.htm">Interpersonal and National Relationships</a></b><br>The history of the Ammonites and Israelites teaches us about the complexities of relationships, both personal and national. It encourages us to seek peace and understanding, even with those who may be considered adversaries.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_ammon_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Ammon in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_nahash_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Nahash the Ammonite in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_psalm_23_4.htm">Who was Ammon in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_the_ammonites'_fall.htm">In Ezekiel 25:2–7, can any solid historical or archaeological evidence confirm the exact downfall of the Ammonites as predicted? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi.</span> <span class="accented">I.e.</span> son of my people (LXX., Jerome, Augustine), meaning that her child was the offspring of her own kind and blood (Rosenmüller), or the son of her relative (Kalisch), or of an unmixed race ('Speaker's Commentary'). <span class="cmt_word">The same is the father of the children of Ammon</span> - an unsettled people who occupied the territory between the Yabbok and the Arnon, from which they had ejected the Rephaims or Zamzummims (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-22.htm">Deuteronomy 2:22</a>), and in which they possessed a strong city, Rabbah (2 Samuel 40:1); in their habits more migratory and marauding than the Moabites (<a href="/isaiah/15.htm">Isaiah 15, 16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48.htm">Jeremiah 48</a>.), and in their religion worshippers of Molech, "the abomination of the Ammonites" (<a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">1 Kings 11:7</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">unto this day.</span> <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The younger [daughter]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַצְּעִירָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haṣ·ṣə·‘î·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6810.htm">Strong's 6810: </a> </span><span class="str2">Little, insignificant, young</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also</span><br /><span class="heb">גַם־</span> <span class="translit">(ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave birth to</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֣לְדָה</span> <span class="translit">(yā·lə·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and she named</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּקְרָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ben-ammi.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1151.htm">Strong's 1151: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ben-ammi -- 'son of my people', a son of Lot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">הִוא֙</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the father</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Ammonites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">today.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:38 The younger also bore a son (Gen. 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