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
In the biblical narrative of Genesis, Lot and his daughters had fled from the wicked city of Sodom, which God destroyed due to its pervasive sin, leaving them isolated in a cave. Believing that no men were left in the world to continue their family line after this catastrophe, the daughters took matters into their own hands by getting their father drunk and conceiving children with him. This event marks the origin of the Moabite and Ammonite peoples, who later appear in Israel's history.
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