LotS Wife

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Lot's wife is a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis who, upon looking back at the doomed city of Sodom against divine command, was turned into a pillar of salt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
woman in the Bible
appearsInChapter Genesis 19
associatedWithPlace Gomorrah
Sodom
canonicalStatus unnamed in the biblical text
causeOfTransformation looking back at Sodom
disobeyed divine command
event Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
familyMemberOf Lot
Lot's daughters
genreOfSource narrative
religious text
hasInterpretation allegory of spiritual backsliding
warning against longing for a corrupt society
hasNo personal name recorded in canonical Genesis text
languageOfPrimarySource Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
moralLesson danger of looking back
obedience to God
narrativeRole example of disobedience
warning against attachment to sinful life
partOf Sodom and Gomorrah narrative
referencedBy Jesus
referencedIn Gospel of Luke 17:32
New Testament
religion Abrahamic religions
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
spouseOf Lot
subjectOf Christian exegesis
Islamic commentary
Jewish midrashic traditions
symbolOf divine judgment
loss
worldly attachment
timePeriod Patriarchal period (Abraham and Lot)
transformedInto pillar of salt
usedAsExampleIn Christian moral teaching
Jewish commentary

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Lot wife LotS Wife