IMG_0314 Published January 20, 2014 at 450 × 600 in The Dead Sea: Grab a Natural High at the Lowest Place on Earth the pillar of salt formerly known as Lot’s wife Against the Lord’s instructions, Lot’s wife looked back while fleeing the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and was turned into a pillar of salt. Sodom and Gomorrah were located near the banks of the Dead Sea.