First name Lot in the world's Bibles

In the bible, Lot is the name of the son of Haran (GEN 11:27), nephew of Abram (GEN 12:5). Meaning of the name: Lotan, wrapt up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin. Related names are: Abram, Sodom, Haran . The translations of Lot in 78 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Lot in Spanish to Loth in Swahili!
Name Lot in the world's Bibles
Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. (GEN 11:27)
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. (GEN 11:31)
So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. (GEN 12:4)
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. (GEN 12:5)
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. (GEN 13:1)
And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. (GEN 13:5)
And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. (GEN 13:7)
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. (GEN 13:8)
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. (GEN 13:10)
Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. (GEN 13:11)
Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. (GEN 13:11)
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. (GEN 13:12)
And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: (GEN 13:14)
And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. (GEN 14:12)
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. (GEN 14:16)
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; (GEN 19:1)
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; (GEN 19:1)
And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. (GEN 19:5)
And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, (GEN 19:6)
And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. (GEN 19:9)
But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. (GEN 19:10)
And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: (GEN 19:12)
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. (GEN 19:14)
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. (GEN 19:15)
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: (GEN 19:18)
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. (GEN 19:23)
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. (GEN 19:29)
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. (GEN 19:29)
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. (GEN 19:30)
Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. (GEN 19:36)

Popularity of the name Lot in its translations around the world

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