onomy ▁chapter ▁ 2 2 ▁The ▁instruction ▁in ▁ ▁that ▁par alle ls ▁ ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁duty ▁to ▁restore ▁a ▁fallen ▁don key ▁or ▁ox ▁applies ▁to ▁one ' s ▁enemy ' s ▁animals ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁one ' s ▁brother ' s . ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁chapter ▁ 2 3 ▁The ▁first ▁bib lic al ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁Mo ab ites ▁and ▁the ▁Am mon ites ▁( or ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Am mon ) ▁is ▁in ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁stated ▁there ▁that ▁the ▁Am mon ites ▁were ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Ben - Am mi , ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Lot ▁through ▁inc est ▁with ▁his ▁younger ▁daughter . ▁B én ' á mm î ▁literally ▁means ▁" son ▁of ▁my ▁people ". ▁After ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁S od om ▁and ▁G om or rah , ▁the ▁daughters ▁of ▁Lot ▁had ▁sexual ▁relations ▁with ▁their ▁father , ▁resulting ▁in ▁Am mon ▁and ▁his ▁half ▁brother , ▁Mo ab , ▁being ▁conce ived . ▁This ▁narr ative ▁was ▁previously ▁considered ▁literal ▁fact , ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁generally ▁interpreted ▁as ▁recording ▁a ▁gross ▁popular ▁ir ony ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁expressed ▁their ▁lo ath ing ▁of ▁the ▁Mo ab ites ▁and ▁Am mon ites . ▁However , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁source , ▁doub ts ▁remain ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁willing ▁to ▁attribute ▁such ▁an ▁ir ony ▁to ▁Lot ▁himself . ▁ ▁records ▁the ▁Israel ites ' ▁request ▁for ▁safe ▁passage ▁and ▁supplies ▁through ▁the ▁land ▁of