Jewish mythology commanded Lot to gather his family and leave. As they made their escape, one angel commanded Lot to "look not behind thee" (singular "thee"). However, as Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed with brimstone and fire from the Lord, Lot's wife looked back at the city, and she became a pillar of salt. In Abrahamic religions, Sodom and Gomorrah have become synonymous with impenitent sin, and their fall with a proverbial manifestation of divine retribution. The Genesis flood narrative has similarities to ancient flood stories told worldwide. One of the closest parallels is the Mesopotamian myth of a world flood, recorded
Back to the Bible than 800 radio stations worldwide. Under Epp's direction, the broadcasts were also noted for music by the "Back to the Bible Choir" and quartet. Several popular phonograph recordings were made by the choir in the 1940s and 1950s. "Back to the Bible" also had a weekly youth program on Saturdays, featuring a youth choir and serialized adventures with a Christian theme, such as the "Danny Orlis series" written by Bernard Palmer. Both the music segments and youth program were discontinued in the 1980s. By the 1970s the organization had offices in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, India,