Moab son of Lot
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Moab son of Lot is a biblical figure described in the Book of Genesis as the progenitor of the Moabite people, traditionally associated with the region east of the Dead Sea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moab (son of Lot) | 1 |
| Moab son of Lot canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
eponymous ancestor ⓘ person in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
king of Moab
ⓘ
surface form:
King Balak of Moab
|
| appearsIn | genealogical lists of nations in biblical tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Moabites
ⓘ
surface form:
Moabite nation
|
| associatedWithRegion |
land of Moab
ⓘ
region east of the Dead Sea ⓘ |
| birthContext | after destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ⓘ |
| conceivedIn | incestuous union of Lot and his elder daughter ⓘ |
| culturalCategory | founder figure in ancient Near Eastern ethnogenesis narratives ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| ethnicProgenitorOf |
Moabites
ⓘ
surface form:
Moabite people
|
| father | Lot ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Moab ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | canonical figure in Jewish and Christian Bibles ⓘ |
| hasDescendantsRegion |
Transjordanian highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Transjordan plateau
east of the Dead Sea ⓘ east of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| hasEthnicRole | forefather of a rival but related people to Israel ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasLineageType | Lotite lineage ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Hebrew root meaning "from father" or "of his father" ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaningTradition | "from my father" (traditional Jewish exegesis) ⓘ |
| hasPatrilinealDescentFrom | Terah (through Lot and Abraham’s family line) ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Ben-Ammi ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter | Genesis 19 ⓘ |
| moralEvaluationInText | origin story presented as shameful or problematic in many interpretations ⓘ |
| mother | Lot’s elder daughter ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explains origin of Moabites in relation to Israel ⓘ |
| progenitorOf | Moabites ⓘ |
| relatedAs | half-brother of Ben-Ammi ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abram
ⓘ
surface form:
Abraham (as great-nephew through Lot)
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islamic tradition (as a figure from earlier scripture) ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | ancestor of a neighboring nation to Israel ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | non-Israelite ancestor figure ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moab (son of Lot)