²⁵ He destroyed both cities, along with the other villages and towns in the valley and all of the people who lived there—even the vegetation was wiped out! ²⁶ But Lot’s wife never made it; she lagged behind her husband and looked back—despite the messenger’s advice—and turned into a pillar of salt.

²⁷ Meanwhile, Abraham rose early in the morning and went out to the place where he had stood at the feet of the Eternal One.