Lot’s wife

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
person in the Book of Genesis
alsoCalled wife of Lot
appearsIn Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
Quranic tradition (indirectly as Lot's wife)
associatedWith destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
commandedNotTo look back
culturalImpact inspired artworks
inspired literary works
inspired religious commentaries
describedAs woman who looked back
disobeyed divine command
fledFrom Sodom NERFINISHED
foundInText Genesis 19
genreOfSource religious text narrative
geographicallyAssociatedWith region of the Dead Sea
hasNoPersonalNameIn Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
hasOutcome death
languageOfPrimarySource Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED
lookedBackAt Gomorrah NERFINISHED
Sodom NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
Gospel of Luke 17:32 NERFINISHED
moralInterpretation warning against longing for a sinful past
moralLessonIn Christian tradition
Islamic tradition
Jewish tradition
narrativeRole member of Lot's household
referencedBy Jesus NERFINISHED
relatedMythology Abrahamic religions
relatedTo Abraham NERFINISHED
relatedToEvent divine destruction of Sodom
rescue of Lot's family
religion Christianity
Islam
Judaism
spouseOf Lot NERFINISHED
statusAfterEvent pillar-like monument of salt
symbolOf attachment to worldly things
disobedience
divine judgment
themeIn sermons
theological discussions
timePeriodDescribed patriarchal era in Genesis
turnedInto pillar of salt
usedAsExampleOf failure to heed divine warning

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