Lot's wife

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Lot's wife

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In the Bible, the Book of Genesis describes how Lot's wife became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom.

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  1. humorous, slang A salt shaker. Someone asked, “Pass Lot's wife, Toppy, will you?” Toppy slid the salt shaker down the table […]

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@misc{lot_s_wife_2026,
  title = {Lot's wife},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lot's%20wife},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}