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Hell

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: H By: James P. Boyd

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(conceal). Hebrew “sheol;” translated “grave” (1 Sam. 2:6⁶The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. (1 Samuel 2:6)); “pit” (Num. 16:30³⁰But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. (Numbers 16:30)); “hell” (Job 11:8⁸It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? (Job 11:8)), in O. T. In N. T., Hades and Gehenna are translated hell (Acts 2:27²⁷Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Acts 2:27); Matt. 5:29²⁹And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. (Matthew 5:29)). Gehenna, or Valley of Hinnom, alone implies a place of burning or torture.

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