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and the mention of Zoar in $30$; and cf. , $32. 34$; with 7$3$; and , , $31. 33-35. 37. 38$, with 29$26$.

30a is a transition clause, connecting what follows with $1-28$, esp. with $17-22$.—in the mountain] of Moab; cf. v.$17$.—he was afraid to dwell in Z.] lest it should be consumed, though the motive involves a slight discrepancy with $21$.—30b. in the cave] probably a particular cave which was named after Lot (cf. 1 Ki. 19$9$). It is pointed out that, a possible variant of , is named as a Ḥōrite (Troglodyte?) in 36$20. 22. 29$. The habit is said to have persisted till modern times in that region (Di. Dri. after Buckingham, Travels in Syria [1825]).—31. there is no man in the earth] 'We are the survivors of a universal catastrophe.' So Gu., following Pietschmann, ''Gesch. der Phönizier, 115; Jastrow, ZA'', xiii. 298 (see below). The usual explanations: 'no man in the vicinity' (Di. al.), or 'all men will shrink from us' (Dri.), hardly do justice to the language.—] So in the Jewish marriage formula (De.).—32. The intoxication of Lot shows that the revolting nature of the proposal was felt by the Hebrew conscience. "When the existence of the race is at stake, the woman is more eager and unscrupulous than the man" (Gu. 192).—] repeated in $34. 36$, anticipating the etymology of $37$.—33, 35. he knew not, etc.] still minimising Lot's culpability (cf. 38$16ff.$).—37. ] as if =, from a (my?) father (v.i.).—38. ] not 'son of my people,' which would be

30 end] [E]GV + .—31. ] in this sense only Dt. 25$5$.—32. ] [E] .—33. ] (so $35. 36$; G-K. § 47 l.—] ([E] ). On omission of art. with demonstr., see G-K. § 126 y; cf. 30$16$ 32$23$ 38$21$, 1 Sa. 19$10$.—] G + .—] 'Appungunt desuper, quasi incredibile'! (Je.). In reality the point probably marks a superfluous letter (cf. v.$35$).—34. ] G .—37. ] G +, ([']). For the equivalence of and , cf. Nu. 11$26f.$ ( = [E], G ), Jer. 48$21$ (, Qr. =, Kt.), etc.: see ZATW, xvi. 322 f. The real etymology is, of course, uncertain. Homm. ingeniously and plausibly explains the name as a contraction of , 'his mother is the father,' after the analogy of a few Assyrian proper names (''Verhand. d. XIII. Orient.-Kong.'' 261). The view of Kn. and De. that is Aram. [Aramaic: **] (= ), 'water,' and that the word meant 'water (i.e. semen) of a father,' hardly deserves consideration.—38. ] G, , missing the significance of the (v.s.).