Salt of the earth may refer to:
Literature
* A metaphor that occurs in the Sermon on the Mount, part of a discourse on
salt and light
Salt and light are images used by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, one of the main teachings of Jesus on morality and discipleship.''The Sermon on the mount: a theological investigation'' by Carl G. Vaught, 2001, , pages xi–xiv These images ...
* ''Salt of the Earth'', a
book by Pope Benedict XVI
Film
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''Salt of the Earth'' (1954 film), an American drama
* ''
Salt of the Earth: Palestinian Christians in the Northern West Bank'', a 2004 documentary short series
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''The Salt of the Earth'' (2014 film), a documentary
Music
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"Salt of the Earth" (song), a track on The Rolling Stones' 1968 album ''Beggars Banquet''
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''Salt of the Earth'' (The Soul Searchers album), a 1974 album
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''Salt of the Earth'' (Ricky Skaggs & The Whites album), a 2007 album
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''Salt of the Earth'' (EP), a 2008 EP by Texas in July
Other uses
* Salt of the Earth Strike (1950–52), American miners' strike better known as the
Empire Zinc strike
The Empire Zinc strike, also known as the Salt of the Earth strike, was a 15-month-long miners' strike in Grant County, New Mexico against the Empire Zinc Company for its discriminatory pay. The strike drew national attention, and after it was set ...
See also
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Salting the earth
Salting the earth, or sowing with salt, is the ritual of spreading salt on the site of cities razed by conquerers. It originated as a curse on re-inhabitation in the ancient Near East and became a well-established folkloric motif in the Middle ...
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