An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
An Ammonite or Moabite may not join the assembly of the LORD's people; even their descendants for ten generations may never join the assembly of the LORD.
This verse establishes that people from the nations of Ammon and Moab were permanently excluded from joining Israel's religious community, even their descendants many generations later.
📚 Historical Context
The Ammonites and Moabites were neighboring nations descended from Lot's sons who had repeatedly shown hostility toward Israel during their wilderness journey to the Promised Land. These exclusions were part of Israel's covenant laws that aimed to protect the spiritual purity of God's chosen people and prevent the influence of pagan practices that could lead them away from worshiping the true God.
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