And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
The next day, the older daughter said to the younger one, 'Look, I slept with our father last night. Let's get him drunk with wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him, so we can have children to carry on our father's family line.'
The writer is recording how Lot's daughters continued their plan to have children through their father, believing this was necessary to preserve their family line.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Lot and his daughters fled to a cave following the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The daughters believed they were among the last people on earth and felt desperate to preserve their family lineage. In ancient cultures, continuing the family line was considered essential, though this particular method violated moral and social norms even then.
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