Enjoying the JourneySpotlight Post: Pillars of Salt
October 29th 2008 09:00
Morgan Bell wrote on DeepPencil.com . . .
Pillars of Salt
I always thought the expression "pillar of salt" was based on some abstract concept - randomly plucked out of the universe - for the ultimate punishment, but had no tangible physical reference. The expression features in the bible and people still use it to colourfully describe when a person is damned or morally condemned.
But why salt?
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Pillars of Salt
I always thought the expression "pillar of salt" was based on some abstract concept - randomly plucked out of the universe - for the ultimate punishment, but had no tangible physical reference. The expression features in the bible and people still use it to colourfully describe when a person is damned or morally condemned.
But why salt?
Click here to read this post in its entirety.
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