Lot. Lot was a patriarch in the biblical Book of Genesis, chapters 11-14 and 19. Notable events in his life include his journey with his uncle Abram and his flight from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, during which Lot's wife became a pillar of salt, and Lot was made drunk and then raped by his daughters so that they could have children.
Lot and his father Haran were born and raised in Ur of the Chaldees in the region of Sumeria on the River Euphrates of lower Mesopotamia. Haran died in that land before his father Terah.
gives the generations of Terah, Lot's grandfather, who arranged for their large family to set a course for Canaan where they could reestablish a new home. Among the family members that Lot travelled with, was his uncle Abram, one of the three patriarchs of Israel.
En route to Canaan, the family stopped in the Paddan Aram region, about halfway along the Fertile Crescent between Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean. They settled at the site called Haran where Lot's grandfather, Terah, lived the rest of his days.
He was 205 years old when he died. reveals Abram's obedience to the Lord at the age of 75, in continuing his journey to the land of promise. Though Abram's father, Terah, stayed behind, his nephew Lot went with him. There is no mention of Lot's having a wife yet. They went southwestward into the land of Canaan, to the place of Sichem, the present day West B
Lot and his father Haran were born and raised in Ur of the Chaldees in the region of Sumeria on the River Euphrates of lower Mesopotamia. Haran died in that land before his father Terah.
gives the generations of Terah, Lot's grandfather, who arranged for their large family to set a course for Canaan where they could reestablish a new home. Among the family members that Lot travelled with, was his uncle Abram, one of the three patriarchs of Israel.
En route to Canaan, the family stopped in the Paddan Aram region, about halfway along the Fertile Crescent between Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean. They settled at the site called Haran where Lot's grandfather, Terah, lived the rest of his days.
He was 205 years old when he died. reveals Abram's obedience to the Lord at the age of 75, in continuing his journey to the land of promise. Though Abram's father, Terah, stayed behind, his nephew Lot went with him. There is no mention of Lot's having a wife yet. They went southwestward into the land of Canaan, to the place of Sichem, the present day West B
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