My understanding is that the Hebrew word for "salt" can also translate as "vapor," which made me suspect that "Lot's wife" was vaporized by the holocaust. The destruction of that area was no small thing - it seems to have been equal to an atomic blast, which is why Lot and his family were told to get out "lest you be consumed." They weren't told, "You might get burned" or "You might get blown up." No, the danger was that they would be consumed ... and Lot's wife apparently was....
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