Lot’s Descendants from His Daughters

19:30-38

30 After that, Lot was afraid to stay in the town of Zoar, so he and his two daughters moved from there to the mountains, where they lived in a cave. 31 Then one day his older daughter said to his younger daughter, “Our father is elderly, and there are not any men around here to marry us, which is the custom that people have everywhere else in the world. 32 So come on, we should get our father drunk on wine. Then we can have sexual relations with him so that we can continue our family line with him.” 33 So that night Lot’s daughters got their father drunk on wine. Then the older daughter went to him and had relations with him. But he was so drunk that he was not even aware that she got in bed with him or that she left.

34 The next day Lot’s older daughter said to his younger daughter, “Listen, last night I had sexual relations with our father. Tonight we should get him drunk on wine again. Then you also should go and have relations with him so that we can continue our family line with him.” 35 So that night Lot’s daughters got their father drunk on wine again. Then the younger daughter went to him and had relations with him. And once again he was so drunk that he was not aware that she got in bed with him or that she left.

36 In that way, both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant from having relations with their father. 37 Later his older daughter gave birth to a son, and she named him Moab, which means “from my father.” He became the ancestor of the Moabite people who are still living today. 38 Lot’s younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi, which means “son of my people.” He became the ancestor of the Ammonite people who are still living today.