Salt in the Bible Salt covenant - that is a covenant that can never be broken. The fate of Lot's wife, being turned to a pillar of salt, is found in . This is the reason for the naming of the pillar on Mount Sodom, which is often called "Lot's Wife". Salt was cast on the burnt offering (Ezekiel 43:24) and was part of the incense (Exodus 30:35). Part of the temple offering included salt (Ezra 6:9). Salt was widely and variably used as a symbol and sacred sign in ancient Israel and illustrate salt as a covenant of friendship. In cultures throughout the
Bible translations into Danish Bible translations into Danish The history of Bible translations into Danish begins with Christian II's New Testament of 1524. Hans Tavsen published the Pentateuch in 1535. Later translators include Christen Pedersen and Hans Povlsen Resen. The Danish as all the other North Germanic languages were so heavily influenced by the German language, and therefore as a result practically all writings including the Bible were more German than Danish. The uneducated peasants had difficulty understanding the Danish Bible which was practically a direct translation of Martin Luther's Bible. Therefore, as soon as Bishop Hans Povlsen Resen’s translation of 1607 was published,