Transjordan in the Bible have the wrong ethnicity, but are "within the boundary of the 'pure' geographical location." According to Genesis, (), Ammon and Moab were born to Lot and Lot's younger and elder daughters, respectively, in the aftermath of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The Bible refers to both the Ammonites and Moabites as the "children of Lot". Throughout the Bible, the Ammonites and Israelites are portrayed as mutual antagonists. During the Exodus, the Israelites were prohibited by the Ammonites from passing through their lands (). In the Book of Judges, the Ammonites work with Eglon, king of the Moabites against Israel.
The Bible in Spain of colporteurs, who distribute religious works, and this activity became a major focus for the Bible Society in the mid-19th century. The description of Gypsy life in the final chapter of Prosper Mérimée's novella "Carmen" (the source for Bizet's opera) shows many similarities with those in Borrow's "The Bible in Spain" and "The Zincali". Mérimée was familiar with Borrow's writings and commented on them. "In the Footsteps of George Borrow" by Guy Arnold () is a travel book in which the author retraces the steps of Borrow's journey as related in "The Bible in Spain". The Bible in Spain The