Gen 19:26 Lot’s wife .. turned statue of s
Lev 2:13 with s .. in every offering .. you shall offer s
Num 18:19 everlasting covenant is before
Jdg 9:45 and laid waste the city, and sowed it with s
2Ki 2:21 going out he to the .. threw into the s
Job 6:6 will the tasteless be eaten without s? There will be
Mat 5:13 you are the s of the earth; but if i know
Mar 9:49 every sacrifice shall be salted with s
Mar 9:9:50 have y in yourselves; and have
Luk 14:34 good is the s; but if the s were done
Col 4:6 let your word be seasoned with s
Salt (Heb. melach; Gr. hálas, háls). Sodium chloride, or any of various concomitant chemical combinations (eg, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, etc.). Common salt (sodium chloride) is found in seawater or in underground or surface deposits, and is used to preserve various substances and to add flavor. In ancient times, when refrigeration and many other modern methods now used to preserve food were unknown, salt was of far more value than it is today, and its esteem was increased for seasoning sacrifices (Lev 2:13; Eze 43:24); newborns were also rubbed with salt, in the belief that this would make the skin drier, firmer and cleaner (Eze 16:4). Palestine has a great natural source of that substance in the Dead Sea; but its beaches and its adjoining hills are covered with poor quality salt. She gave her name to the sea into which the Jordan empties (Gen 14:3; Jos 3:16; etc.), and to the valley of Salt, possibly located at the southern end of the Dead Sea or Salt Sea (2Sa 8 :13), as well as to the City of Salt (Jos 15:62). Sometimes the captured lands were covered with salt as a sign of a curse (Jdg 9:45). But when used in the right places and in the right amounts, this substance is invaluable. Because of his work and his influence, Christ compared his disciples to salt (Matt 5:13; cf Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34). Those who did not meet the standards of the gospel were like the one that had lost its flavor (Matt. 5:13; Le. 14:34, 35). See Salt, Mine of.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
name of a mineral and geographical substance. 1. Hard, dry, soluble substance with an acrid taste, used as a condiment, the same sodium chloride. The most important source is s. in biblical times it was in the Dead Sea, also called the S Sea. It had different uses, to flavor food, Jb 6, 6; they were given to the animals with the fodder, Is 30, 24; entered the composition of the sacred incense, Ex 30, 35; Ez 43, 24; it was used at meals of friendship or alliance, hence the common expression “alliance of s.”, to indicate an unbreakable pact, Nm 18, 19; 1 Chr 13, 5; therefore, it could not be lacking in the sacrifices, oblations and offerings to Yahweh, as a symbol of the Alliance, Lv 2, 13. Purifying powers were attributed to it, Ez 16, 4.
The saline lands are sterile and are a symbol of the desolation and the wrath of Yahweh, Dt 29, 22; Jer 17, 6; So 2, 9. When a city was devastated in the war, salt was sown in it, as a symbol that it would be sterile, as King Abimelek did with Migdal Shechem, Jc 9, 45. Lot’s wife, when the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, disobeyed Yahweh’s order, looked back and was turned into a statue of s., Gn 19, 26.
Jesus tells his disciples “You are the salt of the earth”, Mt 5, 13; and he prevents them because the s. it can become insipid and then it will no longer be useful for anything, Mk 9, 50; Lk 14, 34-35. Paul advises that the preaching should be pleasant, “seasoned with s.”, Col 4, 6. 2. City of S., located on the shore of the Dead Sea, near Engadi, which corresponded to Judah, Jos 15, 62. 3. Valley of the S., southern prolongation of the Dead Sea, Arabah, where David defeated the Edomites, 2 Sam 8, 13; 1 Chr 18, 12; Salt 60 (59), 1. Amaziah, king of Judah, also defeated the Edomites here, 1 Kings 14, 7; 2 Cro 25, 11. Salá, in the genealogy of Jesus, two characters of the ancestors of Jesus: son of Naasson and father of Boaz, Lk 3, 32; son of Cainan and father of Heber, Lk 3, 35.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
see MINERALS
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
Used in sacrifices and to ratify covenants: (Lev 2:13, Num.18.
19, Mar 9:49).
– Christians are the “salt of the earth”, Mat 5:13, Luc 14:34 : (Col 4:6).
– Lot’s wife, Gen 19:26.
– City of Salt, Jos 15:62.
– Salt Valley, 2Sa 8:13.
– Sea of salt, Num 27:1-11, 36, De.3.
17, Josh 3:16, Josh 12:3, Josh 15:2.
– It is used in the rite of Baptism to remind the baptized person that, as a Christian, they are “salt of the earth”.
(Mar 9:49).
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
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Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
The best known and most necessary condiment for human consumption was abundant in Israel, especially in the area of the Dead Sea. The first mention made of the s. it is the statue of Lot’s wife (Gen 19:26). All sacrifices offered to God had to be seasoned with s. (Lev 2:13), which is opposed to the prohibition of offering something with leaven or honey (Lev 2:11). The idea was to reject everything that produced fermentation and decay, and include what helped preservation. Therefore, when it is said “covenant of salt”, the reference is to a lasting covenant (Num 18:19; 2Ch 13:5). The expression “they keep us from the palace”, which is used in Esd 4:14, in the original what it says is “we eat from the s. of the palace† , which points to a relationship of loyalty and fidelity towards the king.
The purifying power of the s. was recognized, as evidenced by the fact that Elisha cast s. in waters that could not be drunk (2 Kings 2:19-21). The newborns were bathed with s. (Eze 16:4). But the excess of s. in the soils it caused infertility in them (Deu 29:23), that is why sometimes the victors of a town sowed s. the lands of the vanquished (Judges 9:45).
Lord Jesus said that Christians are “the s. of the earth† (Mat 5:13) and exhorts them to have s. in themselves, because †œif I know it. becomes insipid † cannot exert its influence to avoid corruption (Mar 9:50).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
type, SUPPLY TYPE
see, COVENANT
vet, On the shores of the Dead Sea, a mediocre quality salt was obtained, after the evaporation of salt water. Salt was also obtained from which it adhered to the cliffs. The inhabitants of Canaan and the surrounding regions used salt to season their food and to preserve it (Jb. 6:6; Eclo. 39:26). The Law commanded to put salt on all offerings (Lev. 2:13; Ez. 43:24; Ant. 3:9, 1). Land impregnated with salt is barren (Jb. 39:9). The cities condemned to total destruction were sown with salt. Abimelech devastated Shechem and covered it with salt (Judg. 9:45). During the cataclysm that destroyed the cities of the Arabah plain, Lot’s wife lingered in the cursed region and was turned into a pillar of salt (Gen. 19:26; Ant. 1:11, 4). The impure salt of Syria, exposed to rain, sun, or deposited in damp houses, lost its flavor. Being worthless, it was thrown away (cf. Mt. 5:13; Lk. 14:35). Salt, which gives food a pleasant flavor, is the symbol of the children of God, whose life and testimony must be full of flavor and attractiveness. All Leviticus offerings, images of Christ’s offering, were to be presented with salt, which was a sign of the covenant with God (Lev. 2:13; cf. Ez. 43:24). The sacred perfume that was burned on the golden altar was to be salted (Ex. 30:35). The Lord Jesus told the believers that they, in turn, were the salt of the earth (Mt. 5:13); they must have salt in themselves (Mark 9:51); his word must always be seasoned with salt (Col. 4:6). Indeed, there is nothing more plain, insipid, even deadly, than Christians without influence, lives without significance, words empty of meaning: they are totally useless things. Other applications have been made of this symbol: just as salt stops corruption, believers are a brake on the corruption of the world; if salt causes thirst, authentic Christians should make those around them thirsty for God.
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Symbol of the incorruptibility of food and things, since ancient times. The fact that it was necessary for the body, not only to salt food, but also to preserve the health of men and animals, made it a symbol of life since ancient times. In the New Testament it is cited 17 times, always as an emblem of life and incorruptibility: “You are the salt of the earth” (Mt. 5.13). “Salt is good; but if it becomes insipid, with what will it be salted? (Mk. 9.49), “May your conversation be pleasant as salt” (Col 4.6).
In the baptismal liturgy it is used as a sign of life and incorruption.
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
White crystalline compound of sodium chloride (NaCl), known as common salt. In the land there are vast subterranean deposits of rock salt, some of which are several hundred meters thick. The world’s oceans contain about 3.5% salt, most of it sodium chloride. Although this may seem very little, keep in mind that 1 Km.3 of sea water contains about 27,000,000 Tm. of salt. The Dead Sea (Salt Sea) of Palestine has a concentration of salt about nine times higher. (Ge 14:3) The Israelites could easily obtain salt, since the evaporation of the waters of the Dead Sea provided an abundant supply, although it was of poor quality. There were also hills that provided salt near the southern end of the Dead Sea, not far from where Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt. (Ge 19:26; Zep 2:9) In N. Palestine, salt may have been obtained, at least in part, from the Phoenicians, who are believed to have obtained it from the evaporation of Mediterranean waters.
However, despite these virtually inexhaustible supplies, it has not always been readily available to man. Wars have been fought and revolutions have broken out because of him. In ancient China, salt was the most valuable commodity after gold. Wives and children have been sold into slavery just to get common salt. Caesar’s soldiers received money to buy salt, called a salarium, from which the word “salary” comes. (Compare Ezra 4:14.)
The Bible speaks of salt as essential to man’s diet and as a seasoning for food. (Job 6:6) Under Mosaic law, everything offered to Jehovah on the altar had to be salted, not to improve the flavor, but surely because the salt represented that the offering was free from corruption or spoilage. (Le 2:11, 13; Eze 43:24) In the temple courts…