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Hinnom Valley
Gehenna ( ; ) or Gehinnom ( or ) is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology. The place is first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as part of the border between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin ( Joshua 15:8). During the late First Temple period, it was the site of the Tophet, where some of the kings of Judah had sacrificed their children by fire ( Jeremiah 7:31). Thereafter, it was cursed by the biblical prophet Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 19:2– 6). In later rabbinic literature, "Gehinnom" became associated with divine punishment as the destination of the wicked for the atonement of their sins. The term is different from the more neutral term Sheol, the abode of the dead. The King James Version of the Bible translates both with the Anglo-Saxon word ''hell''. Etymology The Hebrew Bible refers to the valley as the "Valley of the son of Hinnom" (), or "Valley of Hinnom" (). In Mishnaic Hebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Views On Hades
Hades, according to various Christian denominations, is "the Underworld, place or state of departed spirits",''Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church'' (Oxford University Press 2005 ): ''Hades'' borrowing the name of Hades, the name of the Greek underworld, underworld in Ancient Greek religion, Greek mythology. It is often associated with the Jewish concept of Sheol. In Christian theology, ''Hades'' is seen as an Intermediate state (Christianity), intermediate state between Heaven in Christianity, Heaven and Hell in Christianity, Hell in which the dead enter and will remain until the Last Judgment. In the Bible Septuagint In the Septuagint (an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek language, Greek), the Greek term ᾅδης (Hades#Realm of Hades, Hades) is used to translate the Hebrew term שאול (Sheol) in almost all instances, only three of them are not matched with Hades: (γῆ, "earth, land"), (θάνατος, "death") and (βόθρου or λάκκος, "p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
