Genesis 19:37 - Tree of Life Version Then the firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab: he is the ancestor of the Moabites to this day. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The older bore a son, and named him Moab [of a father]; he is the father of the Moabites to this day. American Standard Version (1901) And the first-born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. Common English Bible The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the ancestor of today’s Moabites. Catholic Public Domain Version And the elder gave birth to a son, and she called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites, even to the present day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the elder bore a son, and called his name Moab: he is the father of the Moabites unto this day. |
even Assyria has joined them, becoming a strong arm for Lot’s sons. Selah
I have heard the taunts of Moab and the jeers of the children of Ammon, who taunted My people and expanded on their border.
Woe to you, O Moab! You have been destroyed, people of Chemosh! He has given up his sons as refugees and his daughters as captives to Sihon, king of the Amorites.
When you come opposite the sons of Ammon, do not harass or provoke them—for I will not give you any of the land of the sons of Ammon for a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot for a possession.
“Adonai said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab or engage them in battle. For I will not give you any of his land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.
No one born of forbidden relations is to enter the community of Adonai—even to the tenth generation none of his descendants are to enter the community of Adonai.
Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the deceased over his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his brothers or from the gate of his town. You are witnesses today.”
After Saul had secured his kingship over Israel, he waged war against all his enemies on every side—against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he punished them.