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  1. Lot's wifenoun

    (Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot's wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt

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  1. 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. She is not named in the Bible but is called "Ado" or "Edith" in some Jewish traditions. She is also referred to in the deuterocanonical books at the Book of Wisdom (Wisdom 10:7) and the New Testament at Luke 17:32.

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    In biblical context, Lot's wife is a character in the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament of the Bible. She is described as turning into a pillar of salt after she disobeyed God's command and looked back upon the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Her specific name is not provided in the biblical account. Lot's wife's actions serve as a powerful moral about disobedience and regret.

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    Read the full text of the Lot's Wife poem by Anna Akhmatova on the Poetry.com website.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lot's wife in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lot's wife in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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  1. Jeffrey Vlaming:

    CHRIS The bane and blessing of human nature. That old cat killer, curiosity. Something so deeply embedded in our psyches that it screams to us from ancient myths of Pandora. Eve. Lot's wife. JOEL Eve lost paradise, Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Knowledge doesn't come cheap my friend. CHRIS Good or bad, curiosity is woven into our DNA like tonsils or like the opposable thumb. It's the fire under the ass of the human experience

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