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Lot in the Book of Genesis, the son of Abraham's brother Haran. Lot settled in Sodom and received a warning of its destruction. As he fled with his family, his wife, disobeying God's orders, looked back at the city and was turned into a pillar of salt. In biblical ethnography, Lot is considered the eponymous ancestor of the Moabites and Ammonites.

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Lot in the Bible, the nephew of Abraham, who was allowed to escape from the destruction of Sodom (Genesis 19). Lot's wife, who disobeyed orders and looked back, was turned into a pillar of salt.

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A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Â© A Dictionary of the Bible 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Lot Abraham's youngest brother's son; the narrative describes how when the city of Sodom was to be destroyed Lot and his family were rescued by divine intervention (Gen. 19: 1–19), but Lot's wife looked back at the mayhem and was transformed into a pillar of salt (Luke 17: 28 ff.). The Moabites and the Ammonites were believed to have originated in incestuous unions between Lot and his two daughters (Gen. 19: 30–8).

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Lot." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 22 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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