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Apr 19, 2024 · Who Was Lot's Wife? In many ways, Lot’s wife is an enigma, an unknown. Her name is not in the Bible; some Jewish traditions have her name as Ado or Edith, but these cannot be confirmed. Most of what people surmise is speculation. Lot journeyed with Abraham from further east toward the area that would be given by God to the Israelites ...
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. When she goes to her women neighbors for salt to give her husband’s guests, she makes it known to the town that Lot is harboring guests. The townspeople storm Lot’s house ...
Lot’s wife, biblical character, a disobedient woman who was turned into a pillar of salt for looking back to see the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah as she and her family were fleeing. Her story is seen as an example of what happens to those who choose a worldly life over salvation.
Long identified as Lot’s Wife, this salt pillar may perhaps be taken as the remains of the woman who looked back by those who interpret the holy words literally. For other people, however, the story is a powerful religious myth that teaches a moral lesson about obedience to God. But how did the myth arise?
Genesis 19:26-30. New International Version. 26 But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
Sep 9, 2021 · Luke 17:32 NIV. Remember Lot’s wife? Lot’s wife looked back. She took her eyes off the path of the Lord. She looked back to the world instead of forward to God’s plan for her life. Prior to God destroying Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham pleaded with Him on the people’s behalf. Abraham bargained with God until it was clear there was no one righteous.
Jun 23, 2021 · “Lot’s Wife,” by Kaete Ephraim Marcus, 2013. In Brief. Lot, his wife, and his daughters are urged to escape the violence in Sodom that ensues when the local people want to rape two visitors to Lot’s house. Lot and his family are told not to look back when they flee, but Lot’s wife does look back and is turned into a pillar of salt.
