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He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites 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 older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites 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 firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same <i>is</i> the father of the Moabites 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 />The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he <i>is</i> the father of the Moabites 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 />The firstborn gave birth to a son, and named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The firstborn bore a son, and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The firstborn gave birth to a son, and named him Moab (from father); he is the father of the Moabites 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 firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites 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 firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites 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 first-born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites 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 older daughter named her son Moab, and he is the ancestor of the Moabites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites 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 older one gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the ancestor of the Moabites of today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The older daughter had a son, whom she named Moab. He was the ancestor of the present-day Moabites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab, and he is the ancestor of the Moabites 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 older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the ancestor of the Moabites 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 firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites 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 first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites 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 firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites 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 />and the firstborn bears a son and calls his name Moab: he [is] father of Moab 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 /> and the first-born beareth a son, and calleth his name Moab; he is father of Moab 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 first-born will bring forth a son, and she will call his name Moab: this the father of Moab 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 />And the elder bore a son, and called his name Moab: he is the father of the Moabites 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 />And the elder gave birth to a son, and she called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites, even to the present day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The firstborn gave birth to a son whom she named Moab, saying, “From my father.” He is the ancestor of the Moabites 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 firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab; he is the ancestor of the Moabites 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 first-born bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites 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 elder woman bore a son and she called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites 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 first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab--the same is the father of the Moabites 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 elder bore a son and called his name Moab, saying, <i>He is</i> of my father. This is the father of the Moabites to this present day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/19-37.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=4347" 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">36</span>Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1067.htm" title="1067: hab·bə·ḵî·rāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- First-born (always of women). Feminine from bakar; the eldest daughter.">The older daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wat·tê·leḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-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 named him</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">Moab.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</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).">is the father</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of the Moabites</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><span class="reftext">38</span>The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.…<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/23-3.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3-6</a></span><br />No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation. / For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you. / Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you. ...<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="/ruth/1-4.htm">Ruth 1:4</a></span><br />who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47</a></span><br />After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a></span><br />David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.<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/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6-14</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty. / Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken. / For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea. ...<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="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a></span><br />Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-43.htm">Matthew 5:43-48</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ / But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, / that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the first born bore a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites to this day.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="hdg">Moabites.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29</a></b></br> Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-1.htm">Numbers 22:1-41</a></b></br> And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan <i>by</i> Jericho… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/24-1.htm">Numbers 24:1-25</a></b></br> And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/16-16.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/16-16.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">Born</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">First</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Moabites</a> <a href="/genesis/19-33.htm">Older</a> <a href="/genesis/4-14.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Born</a> <a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">First</a> <a href="/genesis/22-21.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/genesis/22-21.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/genesis/36-35.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/numbers/22-4.htm">Moabites</a> <a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Older</a> <a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Today</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The older daughter gave birth to a son</b><br>This phrase highlights the continuation of Lot's lineage through his daughters after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The birth of a son signifies the importance of male offspring in ancient Near Eastern cultures for the continuation of family lines and inheritance rights. The context of this birth is significant, as it follows the morally complex and troubling events involving Lot and his daughters, reflecting the consequences of living in a corrupt society.<p><b>and named him Moab.</b><br>The name "Moab" is believed to mean "from the father," which is a direct reference to the circumstances of his conception. Naming in the Bible often carries significant meaning, reflecting character, destiny, or circumstances surrounding birth. The name Moab serves as a perpetual reminder of the origins of this people group, which would later have a complex relationship with Israel.<p><b>He is the father of the Moabites of today.</b><br>This phrase establishes Moab as the progenitor of the Moabite nation, a people who would become both relatives and adversaries of Israel. The Moabites settled in the region east of the Dead Sea, an area known for its fertile land. Throughout biblical history, the Moabites had a tumultuous relationship with Israel, sometimes engaging in conflict and at other times in alliances. Notably, Ruth, a Moabite woman, becomes an ancestor of King David and, ultimately, Jesus Christ, illustrating God's redemptive plan through all nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_older_daughter.htm">The Older Daughter</a></b><br>The unnamed elder 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/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>The son born to Lot's older daughter, who became the progenitor of the Moabite people. The name "Moab" is often understood to mean "from the father," reflecting the circumstances of his conception.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>The nephew of Abraham, who settled in Sodom and was rescued by angels before its destruction. His daughters' actions led to the birth of Moab and Ammon.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moabites.htm">Moabites</a></b><br>A people group descended from Moab, often in conflict with Israel throughout biblical history. They inhabited the region east of the Dead Sea.<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' escape and subsequent actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sinful_choices.htm">Consequences of Sinful Choices</a></b><br>The actions of Lot's daughters, driven by fear and desperation, resulted in long-term consequences, illustrating how sin can have lasting impacts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_redemption.htm">God's Sovereignty and Redemption</a></b><br>Despite the origins of the Moabites, God used Ruth, a Moabite, in the lineage of Jesus, demonstrating His ability to redeem and use all people for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_familial_influences.htm">Cultural and Familial Influences</a></b><br>The account highlights the influence of cultural and familial pressures, reminding believers to seek God's guidance rather than relying on human wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_mercy.htm">Intercession and Mercy</a></b><br>Lot's rescue from Sodom was due to Abraham's intercession, showing the power of prayer and God's mercy even amidst judgment.<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_were_the_ammonites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Ammonites in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_15_depict_moab's_ruin.htm">Why does Isaiah 15 focus on Moab’s seemingly complete devastation, while other passages describe Moab’s later resilience? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_moab's_fate_sealed_in_jer._48_1-39.htm">Why does Jeremiah 48:1–39 repeatedly portray divine retaliation against Moab with no apparent path for redemption? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_moabites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Moabites in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37, 38) <span class= "bld">Moab . . . Ben-ammi.</span>--Both these names suggest an incestuous origin, but the latter in a less repulsive way. "Son of my people" means one born of intercourse with her own kin and family. It is a striking proof of the vigour of the race of Terah, that from this lone cavern, and after the loss of all the wealth possessed by Lot, these two children were able to reduce to obedience the aborigines dwelling on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea, and establish petty kingdoms there. Both Moabites and Ammonites have finally merged in the Arabs.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab</span> - <span class="accented">Meab</span>, from the father, alluding to his incestuous origin (LXX., which adds <span class="greek">λέγουσα ἐκ τοῦ πατρός</span> <span class="greek">μοῦ</span>; Augustine, Jerome, Delitzsch, Keil); though <span class="accented">Mo</span> (water, an Arabic euphemism for the semen <span class="accented">virile</span>) and <span class="accented">ab</span> has been advanced as a more correct derivation (Rosenmüller). The same is the father of the Moabites - who originally inhabited the country northeast of the Dead Sea, between the Jabbok and the Arnon (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-20.htm">Deuteronomy 2:20</a>), but were afterwards driven by the Amorites south of the Arnou - unto this day. This phrase, indicating a variable period from a few years to a few centuries (cf. <a href="/genesis/48-13.htm">Genesis 48:13</a>; <a href="/exodus/10-6.htm">Exodus 10:6</a>; <a href="/numbers/22-39.htm">Numbers 22:39</a>; <a href="/joshua/22-3.htm">Joshua 22:3</a>), cannot be regarded as a trace of post-Mosaic authorship (De Wette, <span class="accented">et alii</span>), since in Genesis it is always used of events which had taken place several centuries before the time of Moses, as in <a href="/genesis/26-33.htm">Genesis 26:33</a>; 35:30; 47:26 (cf. Heil, 'Introduction,' part 1. § 2, div. 1, § 33). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-37.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 older [daughter]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּכִירָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·ḵî·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1067.htm">Strong's 1067: </a> </span><span class="str2">First-born (always of women)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave birth to</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֤לֶד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·leḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - 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 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 Moab.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֥וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine 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">אֲבִֽי־</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 Moabites</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</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/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:37 The firstborn bore a son and named (Gen. 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