people of Lot

E193658

Quranic people community mentioned in the Abrahamic scriptures community mentioned in the Bible community mentioned in the Torah

The people of Lot were an ancient community mentioned in the Quran and other Abrahamic scriptures, known for their rejection of the prophet Lot and their subsequent destruction as a divine punishment.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
People of Lot	1
people of Lot canonical	1
people of Lut	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1710657 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: people of Lot
Context triple: [Surah Ash-Shu'ara, mentionsCommunity, people of Lot]

A. people of Thamud
The people of Thamud were an ancient Arabian tribe known from Islamic and pre-Islamic tradition for rejecting the prophet Salih and being destroyed by a divine punishment.
B. Chumash people
The Chumash people are a Native American group indigenous to California’s central and southern coastal regions, renowned for their complex maritime culture, plank canoes (tomols), and rich artistic and spiritual traditions.
C. Shilha people
The Shilha people are an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group indigenous to southwestern Morocco, particularly the Sous region and the High Atlas mountains.
D. Tübatulabal people
The Tübatulabal people are a Native American group indigenous to the Kern River Valley region of California, known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language and traditional riverine culture.
E. people of 'Ad
The people of 'Ad were an ancient Arabian tribe mentioned in the Quran for their great power, arrogance, and subsequent destruction as a divine punishment for rejecting the prophet Hud.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: people of Lot
Target entity description: The people of Lot were an ancient community mentioned in the Quran and other Abrahamic scriptures, known for their rejection of the prophet Lot and their subsequent destruction as a divine punishment.

A. people of Thamud
The people of Thamud were an ancient Arabian tribe known from Islamic and pre-Islamic tradition for rejecting the prophet Salih and being destroyed by a divine punishment.
B. Chumash people
The Chumash people are a Native American group indigenous to California’s central and southern coastal regions, renowned for their complex maritime culture, plank canoes (tomols), and rich artistic and spiritual traditions.
C. Shilha people
The Shilha people are an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group indigenous to southwestern Morocco, particularly the Sous region and the High Atlas mountains.
D. Tübatulabal people
The Tübatulabal people are a Native American group indigenous to the Kern River Valley region of California, known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan language and traditional riverine culture.
E. people of 'Ad
The people of 'Ad were an ancient Arabian tribe mentioned in the Quran for their great power, arrogance, and subsequent destruction as a divine punishment for rejecting the prophet Hud.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Quranic people ⓘ community mentioned in the Abrahamic scriptures ⓘ community mentioned in the Bible ⓘ community mentioned in the Torah ⓘ
alsoCalled	Qawm Lut ⓘ Sodomites ⓘ linked to: Sodom people of Lut ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	hospitality and its violation ⓘ prophetic warning and disbelief ⓘ sexual ethics in Abrahamic religions ⓘ
committedSin	homosexual acts (as described in scripture) ⓘ hostility toward guests ⓘ idolatry (according to some interpretations) ⓘ injustice ⓘ sexual immorality ⓘ
contrastedWith	Lot and his family ⓘ
describedIn	Bible ⓘ Book of Genesis ⓘ Quran ⓘ Surah Al-Ankabut ⓘ Surah Al-Araf ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-A'raf Surah Al-Hijr ⓘ Surah An-Naml ⓘ Surah Ash-Shuara ⓘ linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara Surah Hud ⓘ Surah Qamar ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Qamar Torah ⓘ
moralLessonIn	Christian tradition ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Jewish tradition ⓘ
namedAfter	Lot ⓘ
punishedBy	God ⓘ
punishmentType	destruction of their city ⓘ overturning of the town ⓘ rain of stones ⓘ
receivedWarningFrom	Lot ⓘ angels sent by God ⓘ
refusedToRepent	true ⓘ
rejectedProphet	Lot ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
residedIn	Sodom ⓘ cities of the plain ⓘ
survivors	none except Lot and some of his family (according to scripture) ⓘ
timePeriod	ancient Near East ⓘ linked to: Ancient Near East
usedAsExampleOf	consequence of rejecting prophets ⓘ corruption leading to destruction ⓘ divine retribution ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surah Ash-Shu'ara → mentionsCommunity → people of Lot ⓘ

Surah Qaf → mentions → people of Lut ⓘ

linked to: people of Lot

Qawm Lut → alsoCalled → People of Lot ⓘ