Lot Dwells in a Cave

“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.” 
Genesis 19:30 (KJV)

The text records that Lot left Zoar and dwelt in a cave with his two daughters.

The Daughters’ Concern

“And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:”
Genesis 19:31 (KJV)

The text records that the daughters believed there was no man left to continue their family line.

The Plan

“Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.” 
Genesis 19:32 (KJV)

The text records that they planned to make Lot drink wine.

The First Night

“And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.” 
Genesis 19:33 (KJV)

The text records that the firstborn daughter lay with Lot, and he did not perceive it.

The Second Night

“And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.”
Genesis 19:34 (KJV)

The text records that the plan was repeated on the second night.

“And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.” 
Genesis 19:35 (KJV)

The text records that the younger daughter also lay with Lot.

The Result

“Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.” 
Genesis 19:36 (KJV)

The text records that both daughters became pregnant.

The Birth of Moab

“And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.”
Genesis 19:37 (KJV)

The Birth of Ben-ammi

“And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.”
Genesis 19:38 (KJV)

The text records the origins of the Moabites and Ammonites.

Biblical Record Summary (KJV)

According to Genesis 19:30–38 (KJV):

• Lot dwelt in a cave with his two daughters.
• The daughters believed there were no men left to continue their family line.
• They made Lot drink wine.
• The firstborn daughter lay with him the first night.
• The younger daughter lay with him the second night.
• Lot did not perceive these events.
• Both daughters became pregnant.
• The firstborn bore Moab (father of the Moabites).
• The younger bore Ben-ammi (father of the Ammonites).