Genesis 19:37

37 The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab[a] ; he is the father of the Moabites of today.

Genesis 19:37 in Other Translations

KJV
37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
ESV
37 The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab.He is the father of the Moabites to this day.
NLT
37 When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites.
MSG
37 The older daughter had a son and named him Moab, the ancestor of the present-day Moabites.
CSB
37 The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.

Genesis 19:37 In-Context

35 So they got their father to drink wine 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.
36 So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.
37 The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab ; he is the father of the Moabites of today.
38 The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi ; he is the father of the Ammonites of today.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Genesis 36:35; Exodus 15:15; Numbers 25:1; Isaiah 15:1; Isaiah 25:10; Jeremiah 25:21; Jeremiah 48:1; Ezekiel 25:8; Zephaniah 2:9
  • 2. Numbers 22:4; Numbers 24:17; Deuteronomy 2:9; Judges 3:28; Ruth 1:4,22; 1 Samuel 14:47; 1 Samuel 22:3-4; 2 Samuel 8:2; 2 Kings 1:1; 2 Kings 3:4; Ezra 9:1; Psalms 108:9; Jeremiah 48:1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. "Moab" sounds like the Hebrew for "from father."
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