Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lot's_wifeLot's wife - Wikipedia

    Popular culture. Gallery. See also. References. External links. Lot's wife. 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 (the "looking taboo" motif in mythology and folklore).

  2. Often the background contains a small figure of Lot's wife, and in the distance, a burning city. [19] Along with the accounts of Tamar and Judah (Genesis 38:11–26) and Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 3:7–8), this is one of three instances of " sperm stealing " in the Bible, in which a woman seduces and has sex with her male relative under false ...

  3. People also ask

  4. Apr 19, 2024 · God’s desire for people to learn from Lot’s wife was so strong, even the Lord Jesus talked about her. When speaking about the end of days, Jesus warned, “but on the day that Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from heaven and destroyed all of them — it will be like that on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

  5. Lot's Wife: Midrash and Aggadah. by Tamar Kadari. “Lot’s Wife,” by Kaete Ephraim Marcus, 2013. In Brief. Lot’s wife, known to the Rabbis as Idit, was rescued from the upheaval of Sodom. Jealous of others, however, she did not want to offer hospitality to guests.

    • The Lord always leads. Lot’s wife assisted in entertaining the angels when they visited the house, warning the family of Sodom’s impending destruction.
    • Faith requires both feet, and no straddling. Lot’s wife was so associated and entangled with the world, she could not exit without at least a glance back to what she was leaving behind.
    • Remember your first love and flee the bondage of sin. Lot allowed his wife to unduly pressure him to abide in Sodom. She knew whom she married and his blessed lineage and commitments, yet she had no desire for such spiritual commitment for herself.
    • Set your heart on things from above, not things of the world. Lot’s wife, whether or not a native Sodomite, lived in Sodom prior to her marriage to Lot.
  6. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) What is the story of Lot’s wife, and why was she turned into a pillar of salt? The short version of the story is this: while escaping from the city of Sodom shortly before God destroyed it with fire and brimstone, Lot and his family were told not to…

  7. Torah: The story of Lot’s wife. When the family of Lot was being urged to flee the destruction of Sedom, they were told not to look back. When Lot's wife did, she was turned into a...

  1. People also search for