Sheol

Sheol (pronounced SHEE - ole) is the term in the Old Testament for Hell. Sheol is the from the Hebrew term transliterated as "seol". Proverbs and Isaiah compare Sheol to a destructive beast that consumes the wicked without being satisfied. See Proverbs 1:12 and 27:20; Isaiah 5:14.

There are numerous other references to the concept of Sheol in the Old Testament, including:

• Job 10:21, 17:13-16, 26:5
• Psalm 6:5
• Psalm 16:10
• Psalm 49:9, 12, 14, 20
• Psalm 86:13
• Psalm 88:3, 5, 6, 10-12
• Psalm 89:48
• Psalm 94:17
• Psalm 115:17
• Psalm 139:8
• Psalm 143:3
• Eccl 9:2-3, 5, 6, 10
• Deut 32:22
• 1 Sam 28:11-15
• Isa 7:11, 14:9-10, 25:8, 26:19, 38:10-11
• Ezekiel 31:14-16
• Dan 12:2

See also

• Hell