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35 So that night the two girls got their father drunk with wine. Then the younger daughter went and had sexual relations with him. Again, Lot did not know when she came to bed or when she got up.

36 Both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant. Their father was the father of their babies. 37 The older daughter gave birth to a son. She named him Moab.[a] Moab is the ancestor of all the Moabites living today.

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  1. Genesis 19:37 Moab In Hebrew this name sounds like “from father.”

35 So they got their father to drink wine(A) that night also, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.(B)

36 So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.(C) 37 The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab[a];(D) he is the father of the Moabites(E) of today.

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  1. Genesis 19:37 Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from father.