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Sheol
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Sheol: see hell hell, in Western monotheistic religions, eternal abode of souls damned by the judgment of God. The souls in hell are deprived forever of the sight of God. The punishment of hell is generally analogized to earthly fire.
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Sheol Old Testament
1. the abode of the dead
2. hell

Sheol
(or Tophet) gloomy place of departed, unhappy souls. [Judaism: NCE, 1219]
See : Hell

Sheol
abode of the dead. [Hebrew Theology: Brewer Dictionary, 499]


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