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Gehenna

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The valley of Hinnom, on the S. of Jerusalem, with Tophet (q. v .) at its eastern end; became the symbol of hell from the fires kept burning in it night and day to consume the poisonous gases of the offal accumulated in it.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gehenna'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/gehenna.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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