The terms “Hades” (in Greek) and “Sheol” (in Hebrew) are proper names for the place where the spirits of dead people would go after they had died.
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hell, lake of fireKernbegrip
Hell is the final place of unending pain and suffering where God will punish everyone who rebels against him and rejects his plan of saving them throu…
grave, gravedigger, tomb, burial placeOverig
The terms “tomb” and “grave” refer to a place where people put the body of a person who has died. A “burial place” is a more general term that also re…
pit, pitfall, trench, cisternOverig
A pit is a deep hole that has been dug in the ground.
* A “cistern” was a hole dug in order to hold water.
* People dig pits for the purpose of trapp…