Gehenna
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Gehenna
Gehenna (gĭhĕnˈə): see hell.
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Gehenna
place of eternal suffering. [O.T.: II Kings 23:10]
See: Hell
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Gehenna
1. Old Testament the valley below Jerusalem, where children were sacrificed and where idolatry was practised (II Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 19:6) and where later offal and refuse were slowly burned
2. New Testament Judaism a place where the wicked are punished after death
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