Which country has the pillar of salt?
Which country has the pillar of salt? Pillar of salt The story appears to be based in part on a folk legend explaining a geographic feature. A pillar of salt named Lot's wife is located near the Dead Sea at Mount Sodom in Israel. The Mishnah states that a blessing should be said at the place where the pillar of salt is.
Where was Sodom located?
Almost all serious Bible scholars place it on the east side of the Jordan River, in the modern day Kingdom of Jordan. The Bible notes five “cities of the plain,” and Sodom & Gomorrah were two of these cities.
Where is Garden of Eden located today?
The location of Eden is described in the Book of Genesis as the source of four tributaries. Various suggestions have been made for its location: at the head of the Persian Gulf, in southern Mesopotamia where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers run into the sea; and in Armenia.