בְנֵי־לֹ֣וט
New mezuzot were affixed to a number of doorposts in the Me'arat Hamachpelah Cave of the Patriarchs in Hevron.
It is significant that the mezuzot should be restored now because they are a sign of the teachings of G-d's unity (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) which is part of this week's Torah portion to be read on Shabbat. The passage is recited at least three times a day in prayer.
Bnei Lot are of an ancient origin. In the migratory tradition of Ruth begun more than two millennia ago, a remnant of David and Solomon migrated into Maritime Southeast Asia which comprises what is now Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, and Singapore, as well as Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, with a sizeable minority of Malays migrating back to their tribal allotments in Sephardic Judah, besides Terrestrial and Figurative Jordan.
