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Efrat, Israel – “And the Lord spoke to Moses saying ‘send forth for yourself men to explore the land of Canaan…” (Num. 13:1-2)

King David Descended from Lot’s Daughters Yesterday I was reading in Genesis the story of Lot’s daughters who bore children from him and begat the nations of Amon and Moab. It then struck me that since King David’s great-grandmother was Ruth the Moabite, it means that in some way this very immoral nation entered one of the most important families in Israel. How could that be? The Aish Rabbi Replies: It’s a very interesting point. The nations of Amon and Moab were founded on incest. It s...