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family and flee, so as to avoid being caught in the impending disaster for the iniquity of the city. The command was given, "Flee for your life! Do not look behind you, nor stop anywhere in the Plain; flee to the hills, lest you be swept away." While fleeing, Lot's wife looked behind her at Sodom and was turned into a pillar of salt.
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Broadway production's Best Musical nomination. The song alludes to the story of Lot's wife as a release from the evil and heartache of life.
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