An Unexpected Parallel Uncontrolled lust and rampant corruption brought down Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. Their failure to master these things caused their downfall. Yet the conversation around the two cities does not always revolve around their corruption. It often turns on a small detail in a single verse: "But Lot's wife behind him looked back, and she became a pillar of salt" (Genesis 19:26, RSVCE). Many readers interpret this as a longing for the old life she had kn