Genesis 19:26
“But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 19Meaning
The unit presents catastrophic judgment within the ancient Sodom narrative and records both loss and deliverance.
Read carefully
This destruction must not be turned into permission to demonize modern cities, nations, ethnic groups, or political opponents.
Reflection
The scene calls for sober attention to judgment, mercy, attachment, and the human cost of violent social collapse.