Lot (biblical person)
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| + | '''Lot''' is a man from the [[Book of Genesis]] chapters 11-14 and 19, in the [[Hebrew Bible]] and [[Christian]] [[Old Testament]]. Notable episodes in his life include his travels with his uncle Abram ([[Abraham]], the [[Patriarch]] of [[Israel]]); his flight from the destruction of [[Sodom and Gomorrah|Sodom]], in the course of which [[Lot's wife]] looked back and became a pillar of salt; and the seduction by his daughters so that they could bear children. | ||
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| + | Both [[Christians]] and [[Muslims]] revere Lot as a righteous man of [[God]]. As a [[son of David]], [[Jesus Christ]] is a descendent of Lot through David's great-grandmother [[Ruth (biblical figure)|Ruth]], who is descended from Lot's son [[Moab]]. There are no stories in the [[Qur'an]] attributing [[drunkenness]] and [[incest]] to Lot – such ideas being rejected by Muslims – Lot is regarded as a [[Prophets of Islam|prophet of Islam]]. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Battle of the Vale of Siddim|Battle of Siddim]] | ||
| + | * [[Book of Genesis]] | ||
| + | * [[List of Hebrew Bible stories]] | ||
| + | * [[Lot's wife]] | ||
| + | * [[Mount Sodom]] | ||
| + | * [[Sodom and Gomorrah]] | ||
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| + | '''Judaism | ||
| + | * [[Noach (Parsha)|Parashat Noach]] | ||
| + | * [[Lekh-lekha|Parashat Lekh Lekha]] | ||
| + | * [[Vayeira|Parashat Vayera]]. | ||
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| + | '''Islam''' | ||
| + | * [[Biblical narratives and the Qur'an]] | ||
| + | * [[Lut]] | ||
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| + | '''Controversies''' | ||
| + | * [[Homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible#Sodom and Gomorrah|Homosexuality in Sodom and Gomorrah]] | ||
| + | * [[The Bible and homosexuality]] | ||
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Lot is a man from the Book of Genesis chapters 11-14 and 19, in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. Notable episodes in his life include his travels with his uncle Abram (Abraham, the Patriarch of Israel); his flight from the destruction of Sodom, in the course of which Lot's wife looked back and became a pillar of salt; and the seduction by his daughters so that they could bear children.
Both Christians and Muslims revere Lot as a righteous man of God. As a son of David, Jesus Christ is a descendent of Lot through David's great-grandmother Ruth, who is descended from Lot's son Moab. There are no stories in the Qur'an attributing drunkenness and incest to Lot – such ideas being rejected by Muslims – Lot is regarded as a prophet of Islam.
See also
- Battle of Siddim
- Book of Genesis
- List of Hebrew Bible stories
- Lot's wife
- Mount Sodom
- Sodom and Gomorrah
Judaism
Islam
Controversies
