Bible Verses About Lot
This collection includes 34 passages about Lot. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.
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Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
Reading context: Genealogy identifies Lot as Haran's son, introducing the person this page concerns.
Scripture Passages
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
Reading context: Lot leaves Ur with Terah and Abram, showing his place in the patriarchal family journey.
So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Reading context: Lot accompanies Abram when Abram departs Haran in obedience to the Lord.
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
Reading context: Abram takes Lot his brother's son with him into Canaan.
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
Reading context: Lot returns with Abram from Egypt, continuing as part of Abram's company.
And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
Reading context: Lot's flocks, herds, and tents show his prosperity alongside Abram.
And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
Reading context: Strife arises between Abram's herdmen and Lot's herdmen, setting up their separation.
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
Reading context: Abram directly addresses Lot, urging peace before they separate.
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Reading context: Lot looks over the well-watered Jordan plain, a key moment in his choice.
Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Reading context: Lot chooses the Jordan plain and separates from Abram.
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
Reading context: Lot dwells in the cities of the plain and pitches toward Sodom.
And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
Reading context: The Lord speaks to Abram after Lot has separated from him.
And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
Reading context: Lot, dwelling in Sodom, is taken captive with his goods.
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
Reading context: Abram brings back Lot and his goods after the rescue.
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Reading context: Lot sits in Sodom's gate and meets the two angels.
And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
Reading context: The men of Sodom call to Lot, demanding the visitors be brought out.
And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
Reading context: Lot goes out to the men at the door and shuts it behind him.
And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
Reading context: The Sodomites threaten Lot and press hard against him at the door.
But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
Reading context: The angels pull Lot back into the house and shut the door.
And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
Reading context: The angels speak to Lot about bringing his family out of the city.
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
Reading context: Directly names Lot in the Sodom narrative as he warns his sons-in-law.
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
Reading context: Directly names Lot as the angels urge him to flee Sodom.
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
Reading context: Directly names Lot speaking to the angels about fleeing.
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
Reading context: Directly names Lot entering Zoar before Sodom's destruction.
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
Reading context: Directly names Lot as God rescues him from the overthrow.
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Reading context: Directly names Lot going up from Zoar to dwell in the mountain.
Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
Reading context: Directly names Lot as the father of his daughters' children.
And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Reading context: Names the children of Lot, referring to Lot's descendants, the Moabites.
And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Reading context: Names the children of Lot, referring to Lot's descendants, the Ammonites.
Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
Reading context: Mentions 'children of Lot,' i.e., Moab and Ammon, descendants of the person Lot; relevant though indirect.
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
Reading context: Names Lot directly in Jesus' teaching about the days of Lot.
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
Reading context: Names Lot directly: the day Lot went out of Sodom.
Remember Lot’s wife.
Reading context: Refers directly to Lot's wife as a warning to remember.
And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
Reading context: Directly names Lot as just/righteous and describes his deliverance, central to the topic in its setting.
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This collection includes every English KJV verse containing “Lot” or “lot” or “lots” (34 verses), except 87 where the words are used in a different sense; each exclusion is recorded. Read each verse in its chapter.
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