Lot's wife

Cultural  

1. In the Book of Genesis, a disobedient woman whom God punished. God sent angels to destroy the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah for their wickedness, but chose to spare Lot and his family. The angels commanded them to flee without turning back to look at the destruction; Lot's wife did look back and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt.

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Example Sentences

“I felt compelled to look back even though I was warned not to,” she said, referencing the biblical account of Lot’s wife turning into a pillar of salt.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2021

“If we look back, we’ll turn into a pillar of salt,” he said, citing the biblical tale of what happened to Lot’s wife when she looked back against orders as they fled Sodom and Gomorrah.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2020

Just like Lot’s wife, I know that I mustn’t look back.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2016

Starting with texts by the Belgian surrealist Henri Michaux and Erin Cressida Wilson’s poetic retelling of the biblical story of Lot’s wife, she commissioned music from Eve Beglarian, Michael Gordon and Missy Mazzoli.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2012

But in that transitory moment when at last the pearl was about to be handed to him, like Orpheus or Lot’s wife, he had to look back to find Vera.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez