Lot in Jewish Mythology

What does Lot mean in Jewish mythology?

Lot in Jewish mythology is documented here through 1 source passages from 1 distinct source names represented in this theme. The strongest clusters come from Rabbinic Midrash (1), with frequent witnesses in Midrash Aggadah (1). These texts preserve how Jewish writers, sages, and mystics described lot across biblical interpretation, rabbinic storytelling, medieval compilation, and kabbalistic teaching.

This page is a topic hub, not a single article. Use it to compare how different Jewish sources treat lot: where the theme appears in narrative, how it changes across source families, which figures or symbols recur, and which passages are most useful for citation. Representative entries include Why the Angels Came to Sodom at Evening and Lot Sat in the Gate. For synthesized anthology narratives, start with Lot Saw Eden and Chose Sodom Instead in Ancient Jewish Texts, How Pseudo-Jonathan Read Eden's Curses Into Lot's View of Sodom, and The Laws That Made Cruelty a Civic Duty in Sodom.