Lot's wife Lot's wife In the Bible, Lot's wife is a figure first mentioned in . 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 and the New Testament at . Islamic accounts also talk about the wife of Prophet Lut (Lot) when mentioning 'People of Lut'. The story of Lot's wife begins in after two angels arrived in Sodom at eventide and were invited to
Sodom and Gomorrah (1962 film) Lot's warnings, Ildith looks back at Sodom. God turns her into a pillar of salt just as He destroys the city with a final fiery explosion. Lot collapses in grief. Maleb and Shuah rush to comfort him. He staggers off with the Hebrews, who wander the desert once more. Henry Koster was originally announced as director and Stephen Boyd as star. Then Robert Aldrich became attached as director. Joseph E. Levine was enticed into a co production with the Italian company Titanus. Levine: All I saw was a bad script. They wanted a million dollars. I said 'let's get a