Lot went up out of Zoar, and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to live in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his two daughters.
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Lot went up out of Zoar, and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to live in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his two daughters.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
2 Peter 2:7-8 calls Lot "just" and "righteous" and describes his soul as vexed by the wickedness of Sodom. Genesis 19 shows the same Lot offering his virgin daughters to a rape mob and later getting drunk enough on two consecutive nights to impregnate both of them.
Critical scholarship: Leans toward a genuine contradiction.
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"Genesis 19:30 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/genesis/19/30?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).