And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-Ammi. He became the ancestor of the Ammonite people, who still exist today.
This verse explains that the younger daughter of Lot gave birth to Ben-Ammi, who became the founder of the Ammonite nation.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Genesis, after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his two daughters escaped to the mountains, where they lived in isolation. Believing that no men were left to marry them and continue their family line, the daughters took matters into their own hands by getting their father drunk and conceiving children with him. The younger daughter's son, named Ben-ammi, became the ancestor of the Ammonites, a nation that later became neighbors and occasional adversaries to the Israelites.
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