People of the Bible

Ben-ammi, son of Lot

The name Ben-ammi means “son of my people.” Ben-ammi is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 19:38.

Family of Ben-ammi

Who was Ben-ammi?

Son of my kindred; i.e., “born of incest”, the son of Lot by his youngest daughter (Gen. 19:38).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Ben-ammi

  • Genesis 19:38

    And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben–ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

  • Psalms 83:7

    Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;