Bible Figure
Lot
Biblical and Quranic figure who had incestual daughters
Lot was Abraham's nephew who traveled with him to Canaan, settled near Sodom, escaped the city's destruction, and became ancestor of Moab and Ammon.
Biography
Lot accompanied Abram from Haran and Egypt into Canaan. As both households prospered, conflict between their herdsmen led Abraham to propose separation. Lot chose the fertile Jordan plain and eventually lived in Sodom. He was captured during a regional war and rescued by Abraham. Before Sodom's destruction, angelic visitors warned Lot to flee with his family. His wife looked back and became a pillar of salt. Lot and his two daughters later lived in a cave; believing they had no prospects for husbands, the daughters intoxicated their father and conceived sons by him. Those sons became ancestors of Moab and Ammon.
Biblical Significance
Lot's story contrasts Abraham's pilgrimage of faith with the danger of choosing life near a corrupt society. The New Testament nevertheless describes Lot as distressed by Sodom's lawlessness and uses his deliverance as an example of God's ability to rescue the godly from judgment.