Lot

Hebrew origin

Lot is the son of Haran and grandson of Terah, and he travels with Abram from Haran into Canaan. In Genesis 19 he is rescued from Sodom and later fathers Moab and Ben-Ammi through his daughters.

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Occupation: —
First mention: Genesis 11:27

Family

Parents

Haran

Haran is one of Terah's sons and the father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah.

Scripture references

Genesis 11:27
These are Terah's descendants ... Haran fathered Lot.
Genesis 11:31
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran ... to go to the land of Canaan.
Genesis 12:4
So Abram went as Yahweh told him, and Lot went with him.
Genesis 12:5
Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot ... They set off for the land of Canaan, and arrived there.
Genesis 13:10
Looking round, Lot saw all the Jordan plain, irrigated everywhere...
Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose all the Jordan plain for himself and moved off eastwards.
Genesis 13:12
Lot settled among the cities of the plain, pitching his tents on the outskirts of Sodom.
Genesis 14:12
They also took Lot (the nephew of Abram) and his possessions and made off; he had been living at Sodom.
Genesis 14:16
He recaptured all the goods as well as his kinsman Lot and his possessions, together with the women and people.
Genesis 18:16
From there the men set out and arrived within sight of Sodom...
Genesis 19:1
When the two angels reached Sodom in the evening, Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom.
Genesis 19:16
the men seized his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters ... and led him out
Genesis 19:22
Hurry, flee to that one ... That is why the town is named Zoar.
Genesis 19:30
After leaving Zoar Lot settled in the hill country with his two daughters...
Genesis 19:37
The elder gave birth to a son whom she named Moab...
Genesis 19:38
The younger also gave birth to a son whom she named Ben-Ammi...