Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
This is how both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father.
This verse states the tragic result of the daughters' actions - both became pregnant through their incestuous relationship with their father.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the disturbing account that began after Lot and his daughters fled to a cave following Sodom's destruction. The daughters, believing they were the last people on earth and that their family line would end, got their father drunk on successive nights to preserve their lineage. This narrative reflects the moral chaos that followed the judgment on Sodom and Gomoroth, and sets up the origins of two nations (Moab and Ammon) that would later become enemies of Israel.
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