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Hell
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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In thirty-one cases in the Authorized Version this word is rendered "hell," the place of disembodied spirits. The inhabitants of sheol are "the congregation of the dead" (Proverbs 21:16 ). It is (a) the abode of the wicked (Numbers 16:33; Job 24:19; Psalm 9:17; 31:17 , etc.); (b) of the good (Psalm 16:10; 30:3; 49:15; 86:13 , etc.).
Sheol is described as deep (Job 11:8 ), dark (10:21,22), with bars (17:16). The dead "go down" to it (Numbers 16:30,33; Ezekiel 31:15,16,17 ).
The righteous and the wicked are separated. The blessed dead are in that part of hades called paradise (Luke 23:43 ). They are also said to be in Abraham's bosom (Luke 16:22 ).
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hell'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/h/hell.html. 1897.
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hell'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/h/hell.html. 1897.
