Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Lot and his two daughters

Question:How can Lot have two virgin daughters that are married?

 "See now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow of my roof." Gen 19:8
 
So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, "Get up, get out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city!" But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking.Gen 19:14

Possible Answer:
Only two daughters are mentionied in the Genesis account, possibly because they were the only survivors.  However it is conceivable Lot had more daughters that were married. In fact rabbinic literature (The Midrash) says that Lot had 4 daughters, two that were married and two that were not. The two married daughters probably stayed behind with there husbands and this could be the reason why Lot's wife turned back.