"The Departure of Lot and his Family from Sodom" (see related A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J), 1613 Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, USA

The Bible states that God disapproved of the morals prevailing in Sodom. The city was to be incinerated. Only Lot and his family was to be lead away by angelic messengers. Against the order of God, the wife of Lot looked back at the doomed city, for which she was transformed into a pillar of salt. Later Lot was seduced by his daughters to engage in incest. The descendants became the Ammonites, regarded as enemies of Israel.