The Destruction of Sodom and Abraham Looking Towards Sodom

Thomas Dalziel

Date uncertain: 1863 –1880

Proof wood engraving cut by the Dalziel Brothers, printed on India paper

The double image: 9 ¼ x 7 inches at widest point

Illustration in Dalziels’ Bible Gallery, Plate 8

Two scenes depicting the sensational destruction of Sodom and the aftermath in Genesis 19: 24–26: ‘Then the Lord rained down burning sulphur on Sodom and Gomorrah … Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities – and also the vegetation in the land. But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.’ [Commentary continues below. Click on image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]