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
Chambers Pillar forbidden skin group. "Itirkwara" then escaped into the desert but when he they stop to camp they turned into the two prominent rock formations. "Itirkawara" forming Chambers Pillar into the Pillar, and the woman turned into Castle Rock located about to the north-east. Chambers Pillar is reached via the unsealed Old South Road from Alice Springs to Maryvale Station. A 4WD vehicle is required after the Maryvale turnoff to Chambers Pillar. Drivers will encounter deep sand drifts and steep jump ups, as well as rolling sandy hills with limited sight lines and the deeply corrugated surfaces typical of Australian outback