Lots' wife is an unnamed woman mentioned in the Bible very few times. First come Genesis 19:15-16, her husband is invited to take her and her daughters out of the city of Sodom. Then while they were running, in Genesis 19:26Lot’s wife looked back as the city burned. Finally, Jesus referenced it in Luke 17:32 saying, “Remember Lot’s wife! »
We know more about the story of Lot’s wife’s death than anything else.
The story of Lot and Lot’s wife in Sodom and Gomorrah
Abram, Sarai and Lot flee Egypt
The story begins in Genesis 13 when Abram, Sarai, (later renamed Abraham And Sarah by God) and Lot flee Egypt with all his possessions. Most of the possession belonged to Abram as well as Genesis 13:2, he told us that he “was very rich in cattle, silver and gold.” They traveled south and built an altar between Bethel and Hai. However, they soon realized that the land was not suitable for both of them because Lot also had herds, herds and principles.
Lot chooses Sodom
Conflict arose between the shepherds of Abram and Lot. Abram did not want resentment. So he proposed to Lot: “If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go right, I’ll go left. » Genesis 13:9. Lot studied the land and chose the plain of Jordan since he found that it had great access to water. Lot “pitched his tent toward Sodom,” while “Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan” (Genesis 13:12). We are reminded in verse 13 that “the men of Sodom were wicked and sinful before the Lord in the extreme.”
After this separation, the Lord promised Abram and his descendants all the territory that he could see from east to west and from south to north. After much quarrels and political struggles between the kings of the lands surrounding Sodom and Gomorrah, the kings of both countries fled and “took all the goods…and all their food” (Genesis 14:11). The economy of Sodom and Gomorrah suffered. Lot, who we learn is Abram’s nephew, was taken by the kings in their flight.
Abram learned of his nephew’s captivity and pursued them to Dan. He and his armed servants were able to save Lot and all his possessions. Melchizedek, king of Salem, blessed Abram and recognized him as “of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth” (Genesis 14:19). He was grateful to Abram for his help in delivering his people. The king of Sodom, however, demanded the return of all his possessions and his people. Abram assured the king that the only spoils he received were distributed to the people during his journey.
Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed
Abraham and Sarah (as they were named by this point) were growing old, but the Lord informed him of the increasing wickedness and coming judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham was certain that Lot would have at least “command(ed) his children and his house” and kept “the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and judgment” (Genesis 18:19). But Abraham could not find even 10 righteous people among those in the land.
Two angels met Lot as he sat at the gate of Sodom and offered them lodging for the night. They refused because they wanted to “stay on the street all night” (Genesis 19:2). They finally agreed and went with Lot who fed them.
