In the Bible, Lot's wife is a figure first mentioned in Genesis 19. The Book of Genesis describes how she became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom during its destruction by God. She is n
For disobeying God by watching Sodom's destruction, Lot’s wife is turned into a "pillar of salt" while Lot and his daughters escape (Monreale Cathedral mosaic)
Lut fleeing the city with his daughters; his wife is killed by a rock.
The transformation of Lot's wife is visible in the painting Sodom and Gomorrha by Henry Ossawa Tanner.
A rock formation near the Monastery of St Lot venerated as Lot's wife as a pillar of salt
Lot was a notable figure mentioned in the biblical Book of Genesis, chapters 11–14 and 19 and other scriptures. Important events in his life recorded in Genesis include his journey with his uncle Abra
Lot's wife
…Testament at Luke 17:32. The story of Lot's wife begins in Genesis 19 after two angels arrived in Sodom at eventide and were invited to spend the night at Lot's home. The men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and prompted Lot to offer up these "strangers" to have sex with; instead, Lot offered up his two…
Lot and his Daughters leaving Sodom (1575) by Guido Reni
Albrecht Dürer, Lot and His Daughters, c. 1499 (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.). His wife is left as a pillar of salt on the road behind.
The Flight of Lot and His Family from Sodom (after Rubens), by Jacob Jordaens, c. 1620 (National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo)
Lot and his daughter flee from Sodom, by Paolo Veronese, c. 1585 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)