Where Lot's wife froze, world's longest salt cave discovered, explorers say

Source: Reuters | March 27, 2019 |

MOUNT SODOM, Israel (Reuters) – Israeli researchers say they have discovered the world’s longest salt cave near the desert site where, according to the Bible, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt.

The 10-km (6-mile)-long warren of underground passages and chambers in Mount Sodom, overlooking the Dead Sea, was mapped out over two years by cavers from nine countries led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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