Genesis 19:35They made their father drink wine that night also. The younger went and lay with him. He didn't know when she lay down, nor when she got up.
The setting
A cave in the hills above Zoar, Jordan Valley, ~2000 BC. Two daughters believe they're the last people on earth after Sodom's destruction...
The emotion here: disturbed but compelled to record the dark truth
The original word
yāda' (יָדַע) — to know intimately, here used euphemistically for sexual awareness
Why it matters
Lot's daughters likely thought the entire world had been destroyed, not just the Jordan Valley cities
Read with care
What most readers miss in Genesis 19:35
The daughters initiated this believing human extinction was imminent
Common misconceptionPeople assume this endorses the behavior, but Moses is recording the shameful origins of Israel's future enemies to show how far from God's plan people can fall.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Genesis 19:35
Bible Genome reading
Genesis 19:35 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Genesis 19:35 comes from the book of Genesis, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is lonely, with a comfort power of 5% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include moral failure, desperation. Notable phrases: made their father drink wine; he didn't know.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same lonely
“At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is, being interpreted, "My God, my God, why h…”
— Mark 15:34
“Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house."”
— Mark 6:4
“About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me…”
— Matthew 27:46
“Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."”
— Genesis 2:18
“I am a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches.”
— Job 30:29
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