Genesis 19:38
And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben–ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 23:3 forbids Ammonites from the assembly, a law rooted in the origins of their people described here.
In 2 Samuel 10:1-19, the Ammonites are the nation descended from Ben-Ammi here. Hanun's insult of David's envoys triggers a major war.
In Nehemiah 13:1-3, the law barring Ammonites and Moabites from the assembly is enforced — these are Lot's descendants whose origins are traced here.
In Nehemiah 13:23-28, intermarriage with Ammonite women concerns Nehemiah — these people trace directly back to Ben-Ammi born here.
In Psalm 83:4-8, Moab and Ammon join a coalition against Israel — nations whose origins in Lot's incest are recorded here.
In 1 Chronicles 19:2, the Ammonites (Ben-Ammi's line shown here) treat David's emissaries with suspicion, thinking they spy.
In Psalm 83:8, Asshur allies with Lot's children (Moab and Ammon), echoing the nations whose origins are recorded here.
In Jeremiah 49:1, God threatens judgment on Ammon for seizing Israelite land — this nation descends from Ben-Ammi born here.
Deuteronomy 2:19 similarly establishes Ammonite territory, showing how this origin produced a neighboring nation Israel must respect.
Judges 11 details Jephthah's conflict with Ammon, showing the ongoing national hostility stemming from this origin story.
In 1 Samuel 11, Nahash the Ammonite besieges Jabesh, demonstrating the continued military threat from the nation originating here.
In Zephaniah 2:9, God promises to destroy Moab and Ammon — the nations whose troubling origins are described here.
Judges 10:6-18 shows the Ammonites oppressing Israel, a consequence of the fraught relationship beginning with this origin.
In 2 Chronicles 26:8, the Ammonites bring tribute to Uzziah — descendants of Ben-Ammi born here now subject to Israel.
In Isaiah 11:14, future Israel will conquer Moab and Ammon — the very nations born from Lot's daughters here.
Ezekiel 25:2 prophesies judgment on Ammon, linking it to the older brother Moab mentioned here. Both are Lot's descendants, and prophets address their enmity toward Israel.