Questions tagged [lot]
Questions pertaining to Lot, the nephew of Abraham
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Did Lot's daughters rape Lot?
I read this horrifying article that sounds like victim blaming. I think this is like how rape victims are told they got raped because of they way they dressed, of where or when they went or, like Lot, ...
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Lot's virgin daughters had husbands
According to Genesis 19:7-8 (NASB), Lot offered his virgin daughters to the men of the city so they would not sodomize the visiting angels:
7 “Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly. 8 Now ...
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Are there other biblical examples of people turning into pillars of salt? [closed]
Are there more instances, in the Bible, of people turning into pillars of salt (Gen. 19:26) and does it have a specific meaning?
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Why did Lot's wife look back?
Genesis 19:15–26 (ESV)
15 As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.” ...
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Why did Lot's daughters seduce their father? [closed]
According to the Genesis 19:30-38, when Lot escaped out of Zoar, he went up to the mountains and settled in a cave. While in there, his daughters seduced him while he was drunk so that they could bear ...
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Why was Lot "let off the hook" for offering his daughters to be raped?
Genesis 19:1-20 tells the famous story of Soddom and Gomorrah. In the story, the men of Sodom come to Lot's house, and demand that Lot release his visitors to be raped by the men of the town. Lot ...
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