Holy Scripture

Genesis 19:37

A church father on this verse
“But I know that some, so far as the story pertains to a spiritual interpretation, have referred Lot to the person of the Lord and his daughters to the two Testaments. But I do not know if anyone freely accepts these views who knows what the Scripture says about the Ammonites and Moabites who descend from Lot's race. F…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON GENESIS 5.5

Source: Septuagint

Original

37And the elder bore a son, and called his name Moab, saying, He is of my father. This is the father of the Moabites to this present day.

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35So they made their father drink wine in that night also, and the younger went in and slept with her father, and he knew not when he slept, nor when he arose.

36And the two daughters of Lot conceived by their father.

— Genesis 19:37 —

38And the younger also bore a son, and called his name Ammon, saying, The son of my family. This is the father of the Ammonites to this present day.

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