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Lot, in the Bible

Lot, in the Book of Genesis, the son of Abraham's brother Haran. Lot settled in Sodom and received a warning of its destruction. As he fled with his family, his wife, disobeying God's orders, looked back at the city and was turned into a pillar of salt. In biblical ethnography, Lot is considered the eponymous ancestor of the Moabites and Ammonites.

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Lot, department, France

Lot (lôt), department (1990 pop. 156,100), S central France, in Quercy. Cahors is the capital.

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Lot, river, France

Lot, river, c.300 mi (483 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., SE France, and flowing W past Mende and Cahors to join the Garonne River. The limestone plateaus through which the Lot winds are intersected by fertile valleys and vineyards.

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Lot

Nephew of Abraham. He emigrated with Abraham from Ur to Canaan and settled in Sodom, a city so evil that God decided to destroy it. Warned by angels of the coming disaster, Lot fled the city with his family. His wife disobeyed God's orders by looking back at the burning city and was turned into a pillar of salt. Lot later had children by his own daughters, and they became the founders of the Moabite and Ammonite nations, enemies of Israel. See also Sodom and Gomorrah.

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lot

1. an item or set of items for sale in an auction

2. Chiefly US and Canadian a film studio and the site on which it is located

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Lot¹

1. a department of S central France, in Midi-Pyr?n?es region. Capital: Cahors. Pop.: 164 413 (2003 est.). Area: 5226 sq. km (2038 sq. miles)

2. a river in S France, rising in the C?vennes and flowing west into the Garonne River. Length: about 483 km (300 miles)

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Lot²

Old Testament Abraham's nephew: he escaped the destruction of Sodom, but his wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back as they fled (Genesis 19)

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lot [lät]

(analytical chemistry)

A specimen of bulk material that is to undergo chemical analysis.

(civil engineering)

A piece of land with fixed boundaries.

(industrial engineering)

A quantity of material, such as propellant, the units of which were manufactured under identical conditions. Also known as lot batch.

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Lot

treated and feted two disguised angels. [O.T.: Genesis, 19:1–3]

See : Hospitality

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Lot

impregnates his two daughters. [O.T.: Genesis 19:36]

See : Incest

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Lot

allowed by God to escape the conflagration of Sodom and Gomorrah. [O.T.: Genesis 13:1–12]

See : Survival