37 The firstborn gave birth to a son, and named him (A)Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day. 38 As for the younger, she also gave birth to a son, and named him Ben-ammi; he is the father of [a]the sons of (B)Ammon to this day.

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  1. Genesis 19:38 Heb Beney-Ammon

37 The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab[a];(A) he is the father of the Moabites(B) of today. 38 The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi[b]; he is the father of the Ammonites[c](C) of today.

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  1. Genesis 19:37 Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from father.
  2. Genesis 19:38 Ben-Ammi means son of my father’s people.
  3. Genesis 19:38 Hebrew Bene-Ammon