37 The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab.[a] He is the father of the Moabites of today.(A)

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  1. Genesis 19:37 = From My Father

37 The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab[a];(A) he is the father of the Moabites(B) of today.

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  1. Genesis 19:37 Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from father.

He also defeated the Moabites, and after making them lie down on the ground, he measured them off with a cord. He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one length of those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.(A)

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David also defeated the Moabites.(A) He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.(B)

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