sheol (Hebrew: the grave; hell; pit).Sheol:
1. In ancient Hebrew theology, the dwelling place of the dead.
As a gloomy netherworld for departed spirits, Shoel is the counterpart of Hades and Tartarus.
2. The netherworld or the underworld; the abode of the dead or departed spirits, conceived by the Hebrews as a subterranean region clothed in thick darkness, return from which is impossible. Very common in the Revised Version of the Old Testament, where in the American Version it was translated "hell", "grave", or "pit". |