Sodom and Gomorrah
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In the Abrahamic religions, Sodom and Gomorrah were two cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's si
Sodom and Gomorrah (1852) by John Martin
Landscape with the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by Joachim Patinir, c. 1520
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by Mathieu Dubus, 1630/65
Lut fleeing the city with his daughters; his wife is killed by a rock.
Lot's wife
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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
Sodom and Gomorrah
…eventual rescue by Abraham. Sodom and Gomorrah are later destroyed by God after their pervasive wickedness, with Lot and his daughters spared while Lot's wife is turned into a pillar of salt for looking back. Biblical and deuterocanonical texts expand on the story, portraying Sodom and Gomorrah as symbols of…
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)
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