Deuteronomy 2:9

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.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 2:5 gives a parallel command for Edom, mirroring the instruction here for Moab not to be attacked.

Deuteronomy 2:19 gives a parallel command for Ammon, also descendants of Lot, not to be harassed.

Deuteronomy 2:37 shows the same command applied to Ammonites, also descendants of Lot, reinforcing the pattern.

Genesis 19:36 Historical context

Genesis 19:36 recounts the incestuous conception of Lot's daughters, giving origin to the Moabites mentioned here.

Genesis 19:37 Historical context

Genesis 19:37 names Moab as the son of Lot's daughter, the ancestor of the Moabites referred to here.

2 Chronicles 20:10 directly cites this command as the reason Israel spared Moab, used in Jehoshaphat's prayer.

Judges 11:15 echoes the same claim — Israel did not take Moab's land, as commanded in Deuteronomy 2:9.

Genesis 19:38 Historical context

Genesis 19:38 records the birth of Ben-ammi, father of the Ammonites, also descendants of Lot, linking to the same family line.

Psalm 83:8 Related theme

Psalm 83:8 identifies Moab as 'children of Lot', confirming the same lineage as in Deuteronomy 2:9.

Jeremiah 27:5 Related theme

Jeremiah 27:5 declares God's authority to give land to whom He chooses, just as He gave Ar to Lot's descendants.