The word in Scripture

Lot in the Bible

The word lot appears 113 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A lot is the allotted share or destiny given by God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What lot means in the Bible

A lot is the allotted share or destiny given by God.

Where the word lot appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word lot appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.”Genesis 13:11

“And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.”Genesis 14:16

“The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.”Psalms 16:5

“For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.”Psalms 125:3

“Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:”Proverbs 1:14

“The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.”Proverbs 16:33

“According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.”Luke 1:9

“Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;”Luke 17:28